About Harley

However, my journey did not commence with such wonder and success. I was a slightly above-average student, engrossed in video games, earning straight Bs in English during early secondary school.

Nevertheless, my life took a turn in 2014, a year that may seem insignificant to you, my fellow readers, parents, and students. In Year 8, I encountered the greatest teacher of my life, Mr. Ho, a substitute maths teacher at my secondary school. One day, while I was daydreaming and bored in maths class, Mr. Ho handed me a Year 11 Mathematical Methods Textbook and said, ‘Go do this instead.’ And I did, not realising that what I was doing was actually 3 years ahead of my year level. It was challenging at first, but the more I delved into it, the more I enjoyed learning concepts that stretched my skills and mind.

Not long after, I completed the textbook and found my way into Year 12 Methods, then Year 12 Specialist Maths, then Chemistry and Physics. By the end of Year 8, I had finished them all and never touched video games since.