“Can I Please Attend Your Class?”: Young Afrikaans Teacher’s Lesson With Grade 1s Goes Viral

• A young teacher shared with internet users how she taught her Afrikaans lesson with her Grade 1 learners
• Although she told her students she was only going to speak in the language, she graciously translated the task's instructions into English
• Social media users in the comment section expressed how motivated and inspired they were by her lesson
• Kirsty Meyer, a Foundation Phase teacher, shared with Briefly News ways to keep little learners engaged during a lesson

Teachers play a crucial role in shaping the minds of our future generations. One local educator shared a glimpse of her positive impact on the internet, which impressed many people.

A Foundation Phase teacher named Oratile Pasmene took to her TikTok account (@mrspasmene) to upload a video of herself conducting an Afrikaans lesson for her little learners.

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After saying she was only going to speak the language, Palesa had a change of heart and translated the instructions of their task into English.

She wrote in her video:

"POV: You used to listen during Afrikaans periods."

Palesa also added in her caption:

"I’ll never forget my Afrikaans teacher and netball coach, Juffrou Suelett."

Watch the video below:

How to keep kids engaged during a lesson

Kirsty Meyer, a Grade 2 teacher in Cape Town, shared with Briefly News that educators need to cater to children's different learning styles to keep them engaged during class. While some may respond better to movement or audio, others may excel in visual or tactile learning.

"It's nice to have two of those elements in a lesson. It's also nice to be animated. Kids love it when you pretend to be a different character. You want to excite them, and bringing that energy is super important."

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The teacher further adds:

"I think it's also important to cater to the different learning needs and change things up so that they are not predictable. Your attitude as a teacher is quite important as the kids feed off your energy."

People online comment on teacher's Afrikaans lesson

Members of the online community rushed to Oratile's comment section to share how amazed they were with her teaching skills.

@luvuyo.belu jokingly shared that they could only hear their former educator when the TikTok teacher spoke:

"I see Oratile, but I hear Mrs Van Rensburg. I can even hear the floral dress, cardigan and platform sandals with a little flower on them."

@iamthatohatsi laughed and said:

"My kids would just stare at you if you don't translate."

@garethdavids jokingly said in the comment section:

"Yasis, my Afrikaans data bundle ran out."

Loving what they saw, @ms_gids asked Oratile:

"Oh, what beautiful Afrikaans, my dear. Can I please attend your class?"

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An inspired @eedd.ii shared:

"Today will be my first time teaching Afrikaans. This gave me so much motivation."

Man writes comical song in broken Afrikaans about teacher

In another story, Briefly News reported about a teacher named Mevrou du Plessis who received a special shout-out from a man who had a crush on her.

The musical comedian said in his lyrics that he learned Afrikaans by watching a popular soapie on a TV channel. The viral video had many online community members howling with laughter in the comment section.

Source: Briefly News