Introduction:
Teachers in the South African teaching-learning context are responsible for the successful learning experiences of their learners. The South African context is confronted with unique social, health and economic circumstances that have greatly influenced the education sector. A high occurrence of gender intolerance and gender violence greatly impacts the responsibility of teachers in the South African context as well as the learning experience of South African learners. According to a study by KPMG, an international finance company, domestic and gender based violence is high across all racial and economic sections of population in South Africa (Oliphant, 2015). This means that most learners, regardless of class, are confronted with gender violence and gender intolerance, specifically against women, at schools and their homes on a day-to-day basis. This issue will be discussed in occurrence with existentialism, feminism and the teaching-learning context. Oxford reference defines Existentialism as a philosophical theory or …show more content…
The people of South Africa need to be educated about the negative effects of gender violence and discrimination and the first place to start is with South African youth. The negative effects of gender intolerance does not only impact the victim but also the South African economy and culture as a whole. Gender discrimination may lead to loss in productivity, a higher employee turnover and damaged moral in the workplace (Barret & Farahanny, 2016). Teachers in the South African teaching-learning context are responsible for the successful learning experiences of their learners. In order to achieve this, an environment of mutual respect between learners needs to be created and this can be achieved by making use of the Existentialist Philosophy as well as the Feministic
Teachers in the South African teaching-learning context are responsible for the successful learning experiences of their learners. The South African context is confronted with unique social, health and economic circumstances that have greatly influenced the education sector. A high occurrence of gender intolerance and gender violence greatly impacts the responsibility of teachers in the South African context as well as the learning experience of South African learners. According to a study by KPMG, an international finance company, domestic and gender based violence is high across all racial and economic sections of population in South Africa (Oliphant, 2015). This means that most learners, regardless of class, are confronted with gender violence and gender intolerance, specifically against women, at schools and their homes on a day-to-day basis. This issue will be discussed in occurrence with existentialism, feminism and the teaching-learning context. Oxford reference defines Existentialism as a philosophical theory or …show more content…
The people of South Africa need to be educated about the negative effects of gender violence and discrimination and the first place to start is with South African youth. The negative effects of gender intolerance does not only impact the victim but also the South African economy and culture as a whole. Gender discrimination may lead to loss in productivity, a higher employee turnover and damaged moral in the workplace (Barret & Farahanny, 2016). Teachers in the South African teaching-learning context are responsible for the successful learning experiences of their learners. In order to achieve this, an environment of mutual respect between learners needs to be created and this can be achieved by making use of the Existentialist Philosophy as well as the Feministic