“My Poor Babies”: Teacher Shows Pupil’s Desperate Note About Marking Their Work
- A young teacher shared on TikTok that one of her students sent her a note they put in their workbook
- The note saw the desperate learner asking their educator not to mark their work as 'incomplete'
- Many social media users laughed at the video and shared what they would do in such situations
- Speaking to Briefly News, Foundation Phase teacher Kirsty Meyer shared her take on whether teachers should show mercy during marking
Source: TikTok
Students should feel comfortable approaching their educators with reasonable requests, knowing their concerns will be heard. One student took a chance when they asked their teacher to think twice before marking their work.
A simple favour
Namuhla Chonco, who uses the handle @itsnamuhla_chonco1 on TikTok, uploaded a video on the popular social media platform showing a note she received from one of her learners.
A piece of paper was in between the pages of an isiZulu workbook. The note read:
"Ms Chonco, please don't write 'incomplete.' I will do it today."
The plea from the student had the young woman laughing in her caption, where she wrote:
"My poor babies."
Watch the comical video below:
Should the teacher show mercy?
When Briefly News asked Grade 2 teacher Kirsty Meyer what teachers should do in such instances, the young educator said:
"I believe that it should be a case-by-case situation. It depends on the learner (and no, this is not favouritism). If learners constantly chat with their peers and you've spoken to them multiple times, they often do not complete their work. For that, Id write 'incomplete.'"
Note has SA laughing
After seeing the video on their For You Pages, app users laughed and headed to Namuhla's comment section. A few teachers also shared what they usually do in such situations.
@.rhian00 chuckled and wrote to the educator:
"Show mercy. She won’t repeat it."
Fellow teacher @sarahcharleneston said:
"They hate 'incomplete.' I write it big."
@ivymakena22 told the people online:
"They would trick me into this every time if I was a teacher. That's so sweet."
After seeing the TikTok clip, @olamyde03 confessed in the comments:
"I actually might consider being a teacher, just for the fun of it."
Namuhla responded:
"There are challenges, my love. Do it with passion, not for fun."
@selisco_kyz shared with the online community:
"My maths teacher kept it and showed it to my mom on consultation day."
@k_110_3 took the student's side, saying to the educator:
"Please forgive her, she won't repeat. I suddenly became emotional."
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Source: Briefly News
