A young Nigerian teacher has captured the attention of social media users after sharing the hilarious results of a letter-writing assignment she gave to her pupils. The creative educator, identified on TikTok as @choice__6, asked her class to practice formal letter writing by composing requests for the establishment of boreholes in their local communities.
The Creative Classroom Assignment
The teacher explained that she instructed her pupils to write formal letters demanding the construction of boreholes in their areas as part of their writing practice. The assignment was designed to teach students formal letter structure while addressing real community needs. After collecting the submissions, the teacher selected two particularly notable examples to share with her TikTok followers, captioning her post: "I told my pupils to write a letter requesting for a borehole. Nothing I no go see for this teaching practice."
Mixed Results from Young Writers
While one student demonstrated a reasonable understanding of formal letter structure, the other submission completely missed the mark. The second pupil's attempt failed woefully according to the teacher, as it didn't follow proper formatting guidelines. One particularly amusing section from a student's letter mentioned involving "area boys" in the borehole project, which became a major talking point among commenters.
Social Media Reactions
The viral post attracted numerous humorous responses from TikTok users. @Charles Gabriel commented: "Just when I thought everything was going on fine, I see area boys I shock." Another user, @THONY, analyzed the technical aspects: "The second person was writing in block style apart from the addresses. He only made a mistake from the addresses. Bro was correct without paragraphs though."
@Crownson offered constructive feedback: "The second student tried tho, the teacher should also do better I think." The mention of "area boys" particularly amused @geenahjays_apparel who noted: "The child said government should send area boys."
The post sparked broader discussions about education quality, with @elliotdhino observing: "Primary school pikin don dey feel jobless imagine you wey graduate with first class." Fellow educator @Jael expressed solidarity: "As a teacher I understand the laugh we laugh eeh."
Other comments highlighted concerns about educational standards, with @Arinola noting: "Shebi this ones still sabi write my students no sabi anything. Dem no even sabi spell." Meanwhile, @M made a sobering comparison: "Even some university students can't write letter."
