BPT1501
ASSIGNMENT 7 SEMESTER 2 2024
UNIQUE NO.
DUE 25 OCTOBER 2024
, QUESTION 1 [36]
1.1 Read the scenarios and indicate whether the teacher acted professionally or
not. Provide examples.
Scenario 1:
Did the teacher act professionally?
No, the teacher did not act professionally. Here’s why:
1. Abuse of punishment: Detaining Tebogo for two hours and making her clean
the classrooms was not an appropriate form of punishment. A professional
teacher should apply fair and constructive discipline that focuses on improving
the learner’s behavior, not punitive actions like cleaning classrooms, which can
feel humiliating or excessive.
2. Physical confrontation: When the parent slapped the teacher, responding by
slapping back escalated the situation, making it worse. A professional teacher
would have controlled their emotions and sought assistance from the school
administration to handle the matter peacefully and through the right channels.
3. Retaliation against a learner: The teacher punishing Tebogo again to "get
back" at her father was highly unprofessional. This action was motivated by
personal revenge rather than ensuring the learner’s educational growth.
Professionalism requires separating personal feelings from one's duties as an
educator.
What the teacher should have done:
1. The teacher should have applied a fair consequence for not doing homework,
such as giving extra academic work or time to catch up with the lesson rather
than assigning manual labor.