Are teachers losing authority in the classroom?
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So one of the biggest conversations in the public domain recently has been a viral video of a San Souci high school teacher slapping a learner in the classroom, following an altercation. A disciplinary hearing is currently underway at the school and both the educator and learner have laid counter-charges of assault against each other.
In Cape Town, violence in the classroom has become the norm. Teachers have to deal with learner on learner violence, drug abuse, gangsterism but also aggression from rebellious learners who refuse to cooperate. In most cases, educators are not equipped to deal with anti-social behavior.
The San Souci video has certainly opened up a much bigger conversation about discipline in schools and what educators have to deal with in the South African classroom.
Are teachers losing authority in the classroom? Should they reclaim their place in the classroom?
Well that’s our burning question tonight, and we have a myriad of guests who will join us on the show..
In-studio we have:
Guest: Alex Tabisha
Position: retired teacher and a former principal at Heatherdale primary school for 25 years. Currently a CPUT lecturer
Guest: Mu-aath Gabier
Position: the Convenor of the Education Subcommittee at the Progressive Professionals Forum in the Western Cape
Guest: Irfaan Abrahams
Position: educator at Al Azhar high , former head of discipline at the school
Guest: Alison February
Position: deputy president of the Progressive Principals Association, also the principal at Melton Rose primary in Eerste River
In Cape Town, violence in the classroom has become the norm. Teachers have to deal with learner on learner violence, drug abuse, gangsterism but also aggression from rebellious learners who refuse to cooperate. In most cases, educators are not equipped to deal with anti-social behavior.
The San Souci video has certainly opened up a much bigger conversation about discipline in schools and what educators have to deal with in the South African classroom.
Are teachers losing authority in the classroom? Should they reclaim their place in the classroom?
Well that’s our burning question tonight, and we have a myriad of guests who will join us on the show..
In-studio we have:
Guest: Alex Tabisha
Position: retired teacher and a former principal at Heatherdale primary school for 25 years. Currently a CPUT lecturer
Guest: Mu-aath Gabier
Position: the Convenor of the Education Subcommittee at the Progressive Professionals Forum in the Western Cape
Guest: Irfaan Abrahams
Position: educator at Al Azhar high , former head of discipline at the school
Guest: Alison February
Position: deputy president of the Progressive Principals Association, also the principal at Melton Rose primary in Eerste River