Tajay Harrison places challenges aside to get GSAT satisfaction
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD TAJAY Andre Harrison is now breathing a sigh of relief because he was placed at the school of his first choice Glenmuir High.
A student of Mineral Heights Primary in Clarendon, Tajay earned a 92 per cent average in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and told The Gleaner that he is now looking forward to taking on the challenge of high-school life in September.
Allowing himself the luxury to reflect on the road leading to the examination, Tajay said there were days when he felt like he did not have enough time to study, as he was on the afternoon shift. And those were the times when doubts entered his mind.
“My doubts were mainly mastering communication task, but my mother, Karen Sutherland, gave me some pointers,” he said.
Tajay said that when he found out the school where he was placed, he was super excited. “I was so elated!” he gushed.
The pre-teen named his mother as his biggest inspiration as, he said, she was always encouraging him to work hard and excel in life.
“Like any other child, I was faced with challenges such as not wanting to study, but play instead. My mother had to push me to study and remind me of my goal to make it to Glenmuir,” he said.
Tajay said he eventually buckled down, putting in two hours daily in his studies in between “relaxing his brain with games”.
Looking ahead, Tajay said he has his heart set on a career in technical and software engineering.
“What can I say. I am into technology and I see myself making a difference in the field,” he said.
When Tajay is not studying, he can be found learning new things, watching television and playing video games.