Uriel Oputa condemns beating children for failing in school, says it won’t make them smarter

When it comes to academics, it is common knowledge that African parents don’t joke with it and they can be very harsh with a child that performs below their expectations.

Such is an example of a Zambian father who was spotted in a viral video beating his son for failing in his academics. According to online reports, the unnamed man had paid N8 million for his son’s school fee, but the teenage boy got Distinction in music and failed other subjects.

As expected, Nigerians took to various social media pages to react to the video. Many justified the reactions of the father, while some said that the man’s reactions were uncalled for.

Watch the video below:

https://youtu.be/QglFY1V86yk

BBNaija’s Uriel Oputa was one of the persons who feel that the Zambian father did not handle the issue very well. According to her, beating the child is very bad.

The reality TV star said that the aggrieved man could have handled the situation better than he did. She stated that children are gifted in different ways while adding that the teenager could be dyslexic.

When a child is dyslexic, it means that they have difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that does not affect their general intelligence. Uriel has always been open about dealing with dyslexia, hence, her suggestion.

According to her, she had a problem assimilating whatever was taught. The BBNaija star went ahead to note that beating a child will not make him smarter.