TPN3703 Assignment 1 2025 (Answer Guide) - Due 10 July 2025 Essay A: Teaching under Traumatic Conditions Introduction South Africa is one of the most crime-affected countries globally, where citizens, including children, are increasingly exposed to violent crimes such as murder, rape, hijacking, and armed robbery. Schools, once considered safe havens, have not been spared. Children witness or directly experience traumatic events that affect their cognitive, emotional, and behavioural development. Given this context, the role of educators becomes increasingly complex, requiring not only teaching but also emotional support and trauma sensitivity. This essay critically explores trauma, its impact on children and learning, observable behaviours in traumatised learners, strategies for teaching under traumatic conditions, and available intervention programmes. What is Trauma? Trauma is an emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, causing feelings of helplessness, diminished self-worth, and fear (American Psychological Association, 2023). In a school context, trauma can result from exposure to violence, neglect, abuse, loss of loved ones, poverty, or even community unrest. It affects learners differently depending on their age, resilience, and support system
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