Springboks captain Siya Kolisi shared his struggle with Afrikaans at school in an Instagram video posted on Thursday, 5 February. He explained that Afrikaans was a difficult subject for him. In fact, his mark was so poor that teachers chased him out of class. Through this reflection, Siya highlighted a challenge many South Africans can relate to.
A father reacts to his son’s Afrikaans mark
Meanwhile, Siya revealed that his son Nicholas, 11, felt disappointed by his Afrikaans result. He shares Nicholas with his estranged wife, Rachel Kolisi. Siya admitted the moment stirred mixed emotions for him. He felt proud of his son’s ambition, yet surprised by his disappointment.
“I’m waiting for my son. I’m doing school pick up. And I was just thinking, I had a conversation with him the other day. He was … disappointed about his school mark, his Afrikaans mark, he told me the mark that he got… and it is Afrikaans, and he was so disappointed,” said Siya.
Pride, perspective, and personal growth
However, Siya compared his own experience with his son’s situation. He explained that he would have gladly accepted such a mark at school.
“I would have done so much to get the mark that he got. And he’s disappointed. I don’t know how to feel. Because I am happy that he wants to achieve more. But at the same time, Afrikaans and you’re complaining about that mark. I would have given anything, they chased me out of Afrikaans, that’s how bad Afrikaans was,” he continued.
Despite this, Siya expressed pride in his son’s progress and intelligence.
“But I’m happy… (he is) much more clever now. It hurt me to hear,” he said.
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