BPT1501 PORTFOLIO
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester
2 2024 - DUE 25 October 2024
, BPT1501 PORTFOLIO (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2024 - DUE 25 October 2024
QUESTION 1 [36] 1.1 Read the following scenarios and indicate whether the
teacher acted professionally or not in each scenario. If your answer is yes,
give three (3) examples indicating the teacher’s professional actions and if
your answer is no, give three examples of professional actions the teacher
should have demonstrated. (21) Scenario 1: Tebogo did not do her homework
and her teacher punished her by detaining her at school for two hours. During
that time she cleaned the classrooms. When she went back home and told
her father about it, her father became furious. The following morning, when
Tebogo’s father took her to school, he angrily confronted the teacher and then
slapped him. The teacher then slapped the parent and there was a huge
commotion. After the commotion when Tebogo’s father was gone, the teacher
detained Tebogo again to get back at her father. Scenario 2: Comrade Fire
does not compromise when it comes to her political affiliation. She is a
teacher at Phiri High School. She goes to work wearing her political regalia.
When she makes announcements at the assembly, in her school, she starts
by chanting the political slogans and encourages the learners to chant with
her. The slogans are sometimes offensive to other teachers and learners. She
also uses her class time to recruit and encourage learners to join her political
party. Scenario 3: Mr Complainer is the administrator of the Proud Secondary
School Facebook page. One of the subscribers of the school’s Facebook
page, introduced bullying as a topic for discussion. Mr Complainer indicated
there was a lot of bullying at the school by the management and the school
need interventions to deal with bullying. 1.2 Read the below passage and
respond to the given questions. Mrs Tall a grade 12 physical science teacher,
was polite and friendly to her learners, but it was clear she wasn’t trying to be
the learners’ friend. For instance, she used the formal pronoun for addressing
the group of learners, which is unusual in this situation. Maybe she thought
using somewhat formal language added to creating a professional work
environment, and he might have hoped this would make learners pay more
attention in class. The teacher seemed very serious about her field and
approached the classes in an organised manner: she would explain new
topics by drawing and writing on the board whilst talking about the subject.
She also frequently made her learners take small exams. In the class,
following such an exam she would show the learners pre-made drawings of
the answers and how to get there using an overhead projector. This allowed
the learners to figure out what they did wrong and how they can do better at
the bigger exams. Mrs Tall will often take her learners on trips to the
university’s laboratories where they will see a few ‘special’ demonstrations.
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester
2 2024 - DUE 25 October 2024
, BPT1501 PORTFOLIO (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2024 - DUE 25 October 2024
QUESTION 1 [36] 1.1 Read the following scenarios and indicate whether the
teacher acted professionally or not in each scenario. If your answer is yes,
give three (3) examples indicating the teacher’s professional actions and if
your answer is no, give three examples of professional actions the teacher
should have demonstrated. (21) Scenario 1: Tebogo did not do her homework
and her teacher punished her by detaining her at school for two hours. During
that time she cleaned the classrooms. When she went back home and told
her father about it, her father became furious. The following morning, when
Tebogo’s father took her to school, he angrily confronted the teacher and then
slapped him. The teacher then slapped the parent and there was a huge
commotion. After the commotion when Tebogo’s father was gone, the teacher
detained Tebogo again to get back at her father. Scenario 2: Comrade Fire
does not compromise when it comes to her political affiliation. She is a
teacher at Phiri High School. She goes to work wearing her political regalia.
When she makes announcements at the assembly, in her school, she starts
by chanting the political slogans and encourages the learners to chant with
her. The slogans are sometimes offensive to other teachers and learners. She
also uses her class time to recruit and encourage learners to join her political
party. Scenario 3: Mr Complainer is the administrator of the Proud Secondary
School Facebook page. One of the subscribers of the school’s Facebook
page, introduced bullying as a topic for discussion. Mr Complainer indicated
there was a lot of bullying at the school by the management and the school
need interventions to deal with bullying. 1.2 Read the below passage and
respond to the given questions. Mrs Tall a grade 12 physical science teacher,
was polite and friendly to her learners, but it was clear she wasn’t trying to be
the learners’ friend. For instance, she used the formal pronoun for addressing
the group of learners, which is unusual in this situation. Maybe she thought
using somewhat formal language added to creating a professional work
environment, and he might have hoped this would make learners pay more
attention in class. The teacher seemed very serious about her field and
approached the classes in an organised manner: she would explain new
topics by drawing and writing on the board whilst talking about the subject.
She also frequently made her learners take small exams. In the class,
following such an exam she would show the learners pre-made drawings of
the answers and how to get there using an overhead projector. This allowed
the learners to figure out what they did wrong and how they can do better at
the bigger exams. Mrs Tall will often take her learners on trips to the
university’s laboratories where they will see a few ‘special’ demonstrations.
