- A mother who used to live in the United States of America decided to bring her son to Nigeria, where he would be going to school
- The boy was enrolled in a boarding school after he went through homeschooling while living in the United States
- According to his mother, the boy seems happy and has since adjusted to life in the boarding school where he was enrolled
A mother who used to live in the USA has brought her son to Nigeria to attend a boarding school.
According to the mother, she decided to do it because she also attended a boarding school, and it benefited her.
Source: TikTok
In a video she posted on TikTok, the mother, @themomtrotter, said she wanted her son to experience the world from different perspectives.
She said her son has been homeschooling in the USA, but the decision was made for him to come to Nigeria and attend boarding school.
The boy was seen with his bag fully packed when he arrived at the school to start his studies.
He was not sad and seemed to have adjusted to life quickly in the school where he was enrolled.
His mother wrote on TikTok:
“After homeschooling my son his whole life and travelling to over 65 countries together, saying he’s now in boarding school in Nigeria definitely catches people off guard. But here’s the thing, I went to boarding school at 9 & so did my mom. If you grew up in Cameroon like I did, then you know it’s normal. By Form 1 / Year 7 (middle school in the U.S.), my friends and I were heading off to boarding school. That experience shaped me, and I wanted my A to have that too.”
She said her son is very outgoing and knows how to adjust to new places, but he had complained that the classes were long in his new school.
Source: TikTok
Her words:
“He is very outgoing & adjusts to new places like it’s second nature, so boarding school hasn’t been a big change for him. He already has lots of friends, & it feels like he’s been there for years! I’m very shy, so I know I wouldn’t have adjusted like that. Lol. His only complaint that first week was how long he had to sit in class. Since we typically homeschool for about 3 hours a day, that was something he had to get used to.”
Watch the video below:
Reactions as mother enrols son in boarding school
Legit.ng gathered some reactions below:
@winifred.amor said:
“To Nigeria is crazy…I dunno if I should laugh cos as someone who went to a boarding school in Nigeria I still suffer ptsd and i graduated 7 years ago.”
@Etz ify said:
“We don’t need explanations and long write up for us to know, mama knows the best for her kids.”
@Thee Slimdoll said:
“He will be fine plus having a room to yourself in boarding school is already a sign that the school is at an international level.”
Mother’s opinion of Nigerian boarding school
In another TikTok video, the mother stated that the move was not going to upset their lifestyles as many feared.
She said that for people who had been following her page for a while, they would know that she and her family easily hop on different time zones.
When someone (@futuresensei) raised a concern about a Nigerian board school traumatising the child, the mother replied:
“What type of school did you attend? We have no bullying issues, no sexual assault issues, nothing! He likes his school and his friends! Not sure why that would traumatize him?”
Mother shows her child who started school in Canada
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian woman shared a video showing people how her son has changed just one week after starting school in Canada.
The mother wanted people to know that her son’s way of pronouncing words in English has changed significantly.
When the boy was asked to pronounce water, he pronounced it in a posh way, stunning his mother with the new accent.
Joseph Omotayo, the HoD of the Human Interest Desk, contributed to this reporting, adding the woman’s perception of Nigerian boarding school amid concerns from people.
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Source: Legit.ng
