Low teacher morale
Friday, January 31, 2020
They are the engine in the education system, literally. Not only do they teach, they provide children with the necessary motivation they need to succeed. Teachers need to be encouraged and supported so they are efficient and effective. Failure to do so results in low teacher morale.
Teacher morale is defined as, “the job satisfaction, outlook and feelings of wellbeing a teacher has within the workplace setting…overall viewpoint of teachers about their work environment. It also includes teachers’ emotions, attitude and satisfaction…collective feelings and attitudes of a teacher group as related to their duties, responsibilities, goals, supervisors, fellow workers and students”.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...