Read the given passage below and indicate whether Ms Optism acted
professionally or not. Give three reasons to support your stance.
As a teacher in the school with a dual medium instruction, Ms Optimism was
comfortable because she could communicate proficiently in both languages.
The medium of instruction in Ms Optimism’ school were English and
Afrikaans. However, in 1997 the demographics of his learners started showing
some shifts. The learners’ language of communication increased to ten
different languages. Of the ten languages she was proficient in only two
languages. Her concern was that he could not cover the need of the entire
class. As a learner, she always felt isolated and marginalized because she
believed that she never had a teacher who truly saw her. Thus, she always
wanted to cover the needs of every learner in her classroom. She felt that she
could not accomplish her goal due to lack of language proficiency of the other
eight languages.
Furthermore, more of his learners come from different communities. Some
learners drove their cars to school, others walked while others used a bus
transport that leaves very early in the morning without allowing the learners
to have their breakfast. The learners who used the bus transport were always
tired and sleepy in the class. These learners also felt that they were tolerated
and not welcomed in the school. I order to cope with the new environment
they assimilated and adopted the school’s culture and tradition. Learners who
drove cars to school often look down upon those who walked or used a bus
to school.
It was at this point that Ms Optimism turned to the community and other
teachers for assistance in her teaching. She felt there was lack of equity in
resources provided for the learners in the school. Ms Optimism wanted to
support the learners the best she could. Through her tireless initiative the
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