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RE: How do you stop the ocean from swallowing you?
You'll get through this! If your students don't hand in the work, there is nothing you can do, but give them the grade they earned on the various projects- a zero. While they may not have done the task you assigned , you have the opportunity to teach them an important life lesson. That there are consequences to you decision.
Unfortunately the education system in South Africa favours the learners way more than it does teachers. Our rights have been replaced by theirs. We have no authority anymore. The system is structured to take all responsibility away from the learner and is shifted towards the teacher. If the learner doesn't submit their work I am going to be held accountable for it. When they fail because of that I am going to be blamed and reprimanded for it. The children are no longer held responsible for their own actions. We as teachers are forced to carry that burden for them. That is why I am anxious.
Wow, that is sad! There are so many factors that impact a student's learning, it is wrong to hang it all on the teacher.
We have been saying the same thing for years but our cries fall on deaf ears. After doing all we can it's still not enough. We must know everything that is a factor in every single child's performance and know how to solve it. It's ridiculous but these are the conditions we work under.