Reactions as Lecturer is Recorded in Video Carrying Student's Baby While Giving Lecture in Class
- A lecturer has stirred massive reactions on social media after he was captured multitasking
- The lecturer from Delta State University, Abraka, was seen in a trending video carrying a baby belonging to one of his students as he taught in class
- Many people were left impressed by the lecturer's kind gesture and described him as a model for other academics in the country
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A male lecturer has been receiving praise on social media following his kind gesture to a student who came to class with a child.
In a short video shared by @instablog9ja on Instagram, the lecturer was seen playing a motherly role as he carried the baby of a student while he lectured.
The unidentified Delta State University lecturer, Abraka, would pat the child at the back, a way of keeping the kid calm. He dictated notes to the students while pacing back and forth.
Many people hailed the academic as a model for other lecturers. Others took a swipe at lecturers who bark at students who come to class with kids to exit the premises with their children.
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@newbornbaby01 said:
''Na this kind lecturer we dey pray for. No be the one wey go send you commot if pikin dey cry.''
@justsmith1a wrote:
''My Lecturer then Kene George will shout and shout until the kid gets so scared and stop crying.''
@doyindc stated:
''Awn this can never happen in mapoly swrs iya alakija go still abuse the person join say she no get future.''
@gidibab007 commented:
"Funny enough I can only remember AUSTINO..The rest lecturers na KALI WALI."
Lecturer carries baby while the mother received lectures
Meanwhile, Briefly News previously reported that a Nigerian lecturer had carried a little baby as the mother received lectures.
In the video that was shared by @instablog9ja on Instagram, the Western Delta University lecturer walked around the classroom as the lecture went on and the baby did not interrupt the flow.
He dictated a note to the students and the baby appeared to be enjoying the atmosphere. Social media users were impressed with the lecturer's kind gesture and they soon flooded the comment section of the post.
Source: Briefly News
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