An exceptional Nigerian Lady, Adelaja Oluwademilade has resolved to impact her community as a classroom teacher despite getting several offers from companies around Nigeria.
Adelaja Oluwademilade graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Covenant University, South-West, Nigeria. In her words, she noted that she had always wanted to become a teacher ever since she graduated.
“When I finished from Covenant University last year, I knew I wanted to become a teacher but the peer pressure from seeing my friends and coursemates work in big offices made me shy away from teaching. I wanted to work in an office first before becoming a teacher,” she said.
She revealed that she applied for some jobs and got several offers but they are all not satisfactory. She finally took up a teaching role in a rural area in Lagos, Nigeria.
“I finally took up a teaching role in a rural area in Lagos. It was one of the easiest decisions I ever made in my life. My mum suggested some private schools that would be willing to pay me to teach but I refused to work there,” she narrated.
”I always wanted to work in a place where I would feel happy and fulfilled everyday and that’s exactly how I feel right now. My experience as a teacher so far has been amazing. Teaching is my service to God and Humanity and I don’t take it for granted,” she added.
Oluwademilade is a member of UNESCO youth network, an SDG Youth Advocate for SDG 4 (Quality Education), and a volunteer at Street2School Initiative, an NGO aimed at providing quality education to out-of-school children in Lagos.
Source: Scholars Region