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The question that I keep on asking myself is that; why do teachers have to strike at this crucial time of the year? This time of the year; is the time whereby learners need their teachers the most, due to the fact that they are about to write their trial and final examinations.
Apparently there was supposed to be a strike taking place on 15 August 2012, by the South African democratic teachers union (SADTU) in support of their secretary, who is facing dismissal following his conviction in a disciplinary hearing on charges of mismanagement and misappropriation of school funds at Kuzimisela Primary School in Daveyton." Why do learners have to be affected by such senseless issues that have nothing to do with them? I have to say well done to the Gauteng department of education for putting a stop to that strike read more.
I think that our teacher should think about their learners and how striking is such a waste of time especially for issues such as this one, they should consider theirs learners first. That wasted time would have been spent in a classroom effectively by doing something constructive rather than running in the street and chanting.
I generally would like to suggest that, next time when teachers want to strike especially for such matters they should consider striking during school holidays or on public holidays so that their strike will not affect the learners.
Teachers can be very unfair, they are striking at this time because they know they going to get the attention they want since the exams are approaching....all i know is that all the teachers are going to be striking in all Provinces just imagine the kids at Limpopo who didn't have textbook and now they have to deal with the strike, its a good thing that it's not going ahead
ReplyDeleteI agree with you it is good that the strike was stoped in time
DeleteIt is sad that the teachers always decide to strike when its close to exam time,instead of being in class and helping the students prepare for exams they are out in the streets striking.
ReplyDeleteYes it has become a habit for teachers to strike during exam times not realising that leaners need them more at this time.
DeleteOne thing for sure is that teachers will never go on strike during school holidays. They choose to strike during school hours because they know that their demands will be answered in no waste of time.
ReplyDeleteYes it is true they will not act like professionals and strike during schools hoildays because their want attention.
Deleteit is very disgursting to see how todays teaches are doing their job just for the love of money and not the pasion for doing it because they know they can afford to take their kids to private schools shame i really feel for these kids.
ReplyDeleteYes it is true teachers are o longer teaching for the love of teaching but for the love of money.
Deletei dont undestand why teachers dont srike during school holidays,this is giving them much presure to work under after their stikes
ReplyDeleteYes it yes true the strike doesnot only affect the learners it also affects them too but because they enjoy making noise in the street they cannot see hoe they are being affected.
DeleteIt's really not fair that students have to suffer because of the teachers. These teachers are selfish, they think about money before the children's needs
ReplyDeleteIt is true they think about money forgetting the whole purpose of being a teacher
DeleteIt is a sad shame that the learnersof Limpopo had to suffer due to inconsiderate and selfish beings who do not care about the next person but their own self. Again if the government pays the teachers the salaries they deserve than we will not have problems of people wanting to strike unneccessarily, This must be a wake up call to the governmet to pay people and stop riding people beacause we are looosing important people who atre very important in our communities. A TEACHER IS A MOTHER OF ALL NATIONS.
ReplyDeleteWell this time this strike has nothing to do with the government.
Deleteone thing they are good at is to ensure that they reach all their goals than loving their jobs and the will rather live the poor learners suffer on their own.
ReplyDeleteYes it is true they focus on things that are less important than helping the learners becuase they will be the ones wrting the exams not the teachers.
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