“Did You Break Them”: South African Teacher Rants About Quiet Kids in Classroom

“Did You Break Them”: South African Teacher Rants About Quiet Kids in Classroom

  • One educator in South Africa was shocked by his pupils' behaviour, and he took to social media to rant about it
  • The TikTok video captured the attention of many, gathering loads of views, likes and comments
  • Comments poured in from online users who poked fun while some shared their thoughts

A teacher in Mzansi was in panic mode as he took to his social media account to rant about his pupils.

A teacher was stunned by quiet kids and took to TikTok to rant about it.
A South African teacher was shocked by quiet pupils and took to TikTok to rant about it in a video. Image: @riaandurand
Source: TikTok

Teacher stunned by quiet kids

The educator recorded himself in his classroom, and he uploaded the video on TikTok under the handle @riaandurand, where he expressed the following:

"Dear parents, I don't know what you have done to your children, but I have a class of 30 kids in front of me now, and they are not talking, they are just doing their work. No one is laughing, no one is making jokes, no one is doing anything. Did you break them?" He said in his clip.

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It did not end for @riaandurand, who went on to joke about how the parents sent him "defective products," which amused the online community.

The TikTok video quickly gained traction, generating thousands of views, likes, and comments within a day of publication.

Watch the video below:

SA cracks jokes about the man's rant

The guy's TikTok video amused people online. They flocked to the comments section to poke fun, while some simply laughed it off.

WM said:

"It is still the first day....they are defrosting. Let's talk again next week."

Tsholofelo Danti added:

"That means u are a good babysitter. Keep them until 18:00."

User wrote:

"They have withdrawals of not opening the fridge every minute."

Bridgette Zwane commented:

"Sir, all I can say is in the beningi."

Ntokozo Ndlams shared:

"We told them this morning to get it together and not embarrass us."

MpaiSekete expressed:

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A South African teacher was shocked by quiet pupils and took to TikTok to rant about it in a video
A South African teacher was shocked by quiet pupils and took to TikTok to rant about it in a video. Image: @riaandurand
Source: TikTok

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Johana Mukandila (Human Interest Editor) Johana Tshidibi Mukandila has been a Human Interest Reporter at Briefly News since 2023. She holds a national diploma in journalism from the Cape Peninsula University Of Technology (2023). She has worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, PAICTA, BONA Magazine and Albella Music Production. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at the CPUT. She has passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. Reach her at johana.mukandila@briefly.co.za

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