“Just Feel Like Crying”: SA Holds Space for Stuttering Teacher During Lesson in Viral TikTok Video
- A young South African student from Pretoria shared a glimpse of his life as a teaching student who is busy with his practicals
- The young man filmed himself during a lesson where his stuttering was prominent, and he went viral with 161.9K views
- Social media users held space for him by sharing kind messages in a thread of over 180 comments
Five days ago, a young South African student, Owami Mako, shared how his teaching practicals were going in a viral TikTok video.
Source: TikTok
The youngster filmed a video of himself during a lesson and struggled to read a sentence due to his stuttering. The learners were amused by the teacher’s "problem" and laughed at him.
Mako assured Mzansi that he was fine and that he carried on with the lesson. People online showered him with sweet messages in the comments of his now-viral video.
Students amused by stuttering teacher in viral video
On Tuesday, a student teacher shared a glimpse of how his practicals were going. Owami Mako, who has a stuttering problem, shared how difficult his job can be.
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He tried to read for his students, but his stuttering got in the way. His learners could not keep their laughter in and giggled.
Mako explained that he was not offended and shared that all he cared about was delivering a good lesson. The youngster shared in his caption:
“The kids legit called me Mr Ahh ahh ahh.”
Mako carried on with his lesson, which was an interactive reading exercise with the class. He took a second to breathe when it was the learners’ turn to read.
Watch the TikTok video below:
SA encourages teacher who stutters in viral TikTok video
Social media users shared kind messages to make the teacher feel better in a thread of 189 comments:
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@Mbali Simelane said:
“I’ve never been this proud of a stranger.”
@T H A B I shared:
“As a person who comes from a family of people who stutter, I’ve seen my dad and uncles speak slowly and breathe in between their sentences, and also being calm helps a lot. You are doing so well.”
@Davhu explained:
“This isn’t bad, there are people who stutter to a point where they just feel like crying when talking. Fun fact, there are more male stutters than female.”
@Ms.Mndebele❤️ wrote:
“Stutter can’t stop a boss like you! Keep showing up!”
@Khanyaaa💪🏾❤ asked:
“Why are they laughing?”
@Owami mako🧑🏾🏫📚❤️🩹 responded:
“Ahh, shame, they are just babies.”
@karina🎀🩷 wrote:
“One day, you'll have a student who has a stutter and your confidence will change their life.”
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