MEET WILSON ONASANYA: The 10-Year-Old Maths Prodigy Who Wrote a Book to Make Numbers Fun
"I Wrote a Maths Book at 10 to Help Kids Like Me" – Wilson Onasanya Age: 10School: Primary 5, Lightway Schools, IlorinBook Title: "My Adventure with Numbers"Dream Job: Mathematician + Scientist 📖 THE INSPIRATION: Why a 10-Year-Old Wrote a Maths Book ❝My mum made maths fun during our night lessons. I wanted other kids to see numbers as friends, not enemies.❞ 🔹 Trigger: Saw classmates struggle with maths anxiety🔹 Mission: Simplify learning through relatable examples🔹 Support System: Mum (late-night tutor), teachers, dad 🎯 WILSON'S BIG DREAMS ✅ Become a mathematician/scientist solving real-world problems✅ Teach as a professor – "I’ll make maths exciting!"✅ Write more books to demystify STEM subjects 💡 BEHIND THE SCENES: Challenges & Triumphs ✔ Writer’s block? "Mum said: ‘Pray, rest, try again’"✔ School-work balance: Used a strict timetable✔ Proudest moment: "Slept with my book under my pillow!" 🏆 LAUNCH DAY EMOTIONS "Hearing my teachers call me ‘exceptional’ – I felt like flying! Now I want to do even bigger things." 📢 WILSON’S ADVICE […]