VIDEO: A Lagos Mother Bemoans Her Children’s Excessive Homework, Which Includes Six Assignments Per Day.

A devastated mother, known as Chidi Ebere, has sent a strong appeal to the Lagos State Ministry of Education over what she describes as an “overstimulating” assignment workload being put on schoolchildren.

In a video posted on her TikTok account, #apieceofjazz, on Tuesday, she was seen kneeling as she lamented the physical and mental toll that the daily multiple assignments are taking on her children.

The mother, speaking in a mix of English and Pidgin, cried out to schools, particularly in the Lekki area of the state, noting that her children are being overwhelmed by as many as seven different assignments daily.

“The assignment is much too tiring. We are tired, oh,” she pleaded. “We are getting six assignments every single day. Our children are hyperactive. When they come back home, they don’t even want to write because they are tired.”

She claimed that after waking up at 6:00 am and staying in school till 4:00 pm, children have little time for rest or actual learning before being plunged into hours of homework.

The woman said, “They’ve been in school all day. They come back; they have six, four, or five assignments. Guess what? They’ll finish their assignment, go to bed, and wake up by six; in school, they’re learning. They will come back. You are giving them six assignments, five assignments.

“They’re acting like zombies. They wake up by six, stay in school till four or two, come back, and do assignments. Sleep and wake up. What is going to happen? Six assignments every day. Pikin wey I born 2020 na hin una pack seven assignments give?”

The mother particularly pointed out the complexity of school projects, which she claimed are often beyond the growth stage of the children and end up being done by the parents.

“Look at me. I went nearly crazy because I just finished doing projects for my five-year-old. The project at this point is giving oil company projects. What is the problem? Abeg, make una help us oh. Lagos State government, look into it,” she said.

She noted that for working parents who face Lagos traffic, the limited time available in the evening is entirely occupied by schoolwork.

“We go to work, we come back, there’s traffic. Just the small time to do assignments—you’re giving them six assignments. Some of these children come back by three, some come back by five. They’re tired, and you’re giving them seven assignments. What is the problem? What is going on?

“Even if the parent is jobless, a stay-at-home mom will clean, will cook, and will do everything. At this point, these children are overstimulated. They’re not even learning again; they’re just going through classes and going through school.”

It’s been reported in 2025 how a Facebook video capturing the raw frustration of an unidentified mother venting about the overwhelming workload her child was saddled with went viral.

She stated that after purchasing four textbooks for her daughter, a primary school pupil, she was shocked to find each one packed with assignments that required her constant supervision, as she worried that the constant academic burden could take a toll on her young one’s mental and emotional well-being.

Watch Ebere’s video.

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