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principal). The learners however are troublesome to a certain extent and being supported

by the staff helps in managing bad behavior among learners in and outside of the

classroom.

The school offers isiZulu, Setswana and isiXhosa as home language subjects. Therefore
the learners are not English first speakers which is why codeswitching is used in thus

school. The clerks are very efficient and passionate about their work. They play a really
important role for student teachers during their teaching practice. With them I was able to

have access to the learning guide of my subject for each grade, the textbooks and the

worksheets which I would occasionally need. It is Important to gain a relationship with
them together with the teachers for the purposes of classroom tools and materials. The

educators are supportive as well and possess an attitude of a united front. The school

has extra mural activities such as netball, soccer, debate, chess and mathematics
Olympiad. There is staff meeting that occurs on Mondays in the morning at 7h30 and the

school sets up workshop to train educators on working with smart boards computer
systems.

For the second WIL I went to the same school which is Tsakane Secondary School. The

reason I chose to go back to the same school instead of changing schools is of the fact

that I experienced a good working relationship with my mentor, the teachers and the
principal. It was a positive experience and I had a lot more to learn from the teachers and

the staff. I had developed a good relationship with learners also hence I saw it as a good
opportunity to do WIL at the same school considering my relationship with the learners.

For WIL three I identified JE Secondary School situated in Tsakane Brakpan. This school

is situated in the middle of houses and it is near a hospital called Pholosong Hospital and

another secondary school on the front opposite street. The township around the school
is a more developed township. The school's administration office is situated right in front

of the gate and entrance. At the back of the office there are three blocks of the classes.

The first two blocks are double story buildings and the last block at the far back contains
classrooms which are containers and not buildings. The management staff is strict and

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