If I woke up one day and I asked to teach a subject, I would definitely opt for Physics. Quite unusual yeah? I had started my high school with a very poor performance in Physics and it was my second most dreaded course after Chemistry. No matter how much I tried, it seemed to just not want to stick in my head.
I would say I scaled my West African Examinations Council Examinations where I got a B3 and at the National Examinations Commission, it was a C4 grade. I was glad I didn't fail the subject in both examinations.
The story changed for me in my freshman's year where I fell in love with physics. I got admission to study Anatomy though I had the mind to cross over to Medicine if I got selected among the best twenty (20) out of students of both Anatomy and Physiology numbering above Two Hundred (200) and YES, I came twenty out of the required Twenty students to crossover to continue studying Medicine and Surgery at the prestigious better by far institution, the University of Ilorin.
Physics happened to be one of the science courses I happened to face. Chemistry yet seemed difficult to me but I got intrigued with physics as it made me think out of the box. I could stare at questions or equations and rack my brain to find a solution to it. This challenged me in my freshman year which was the only year I had to study physics as science subject in my career journey to become a medical doctor. I always looked forward to physics questions and it seemed I had a portion in my brain I had stored some equations that would prompt up whenever needed. I became so good that my colleagues would rally round me to get solutions to questions on physics. I felt elated where it seemed I was breaking a hard nut for my colleagues. I definitely did not know it all as I was not admitted to study the course. I would ask students of physics if they actually applied to study physics due to its complexity or if the course was given to them by the University/admission board and most times, the students of physics had actually applied for other courses but got redirected to study physics.
Of course at that stage, it was late for me to study physics. Throughout my freshman's year, I could say I solved more than ninety (90) % physics questions I came across. This also increased my popularity with other students as it seemed the most difficult questions were brought for me to solve. Repeatedly teaching several colleagues the same questions also improved my chance of increased knowledge about physics.
Now, if I was to teach a subject, I would gladly pick up Physics. I love challenges more than passion.
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