A 13-year-old Student, Oladipo Adesiyan, developed a website for his school, Messiah High School, Akure, Ondo State.
PUNCH reported that the 13-year-old student became passionate about web design during his long vacation in 2018.
Adesiyan said: “It all started one afternoon after my school had closed for the long holiday. Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t collect my result that term.”
“Although it was painful, I had enough time to think. I began to think of different ways that pupils could view their results online. So I did a lot of research and I settled for an e-portal for the school.”
“I had always loved to create and design websites since I was in primary school. Although, I didn’t create any website then, but I started web development with codes in February 2019,”
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“My dad has never liked the idea and mum initially saw it as a waste of time. But when she saw the kind of stuff I did with the school website she became one of my fans.”
Mrs Stella Ajibola, The Principal of Adesiyan’s school, urged parents to allow their children pursue their own dreams instead of pushing them to do what they don’t have an interest in.
Ajibola said: “We are encouraging Oladipo Adesiyan to pursue his dream. We plan to give him something tangible for building a website for our school. Also, we will try our best to help him develop his talents.
“Parents should not choose professions for their children. Success in any vocation or profession is achievable where the passion subsists. Talented ones should be given the freedom to pursue their chosen careers,”