Case Study 1:
Mr. M is a grade 6 English teacher. He is planning to
introduce a new concept in grammar in his lesson today. The subject coordinator
asked to attend the class in order to observe and assess the performance of Mr.
M. So Mr. M presented the lesson plan to the coordinator for him to follow the
progress of the lesson and its details. Due to students’ questions during the
lesson, the teacher didn’t have the enough time to finish all the plan he had
written. After the class, the coordinator asked for a meeting with Mr. M and
demanded an explanation for what went wrong and why he didn’t finish his lesson
plan. Mr. M felt that he was oppressed and undermined by the coordinator.
Case Study 2:
Ms. S is a Math teacher for grade 4.
She has a situation where she has to take a couple of days off from school.
Ms. S went to the principal’s office and requested the leave, but the principal
refused her request on the grounds that she cannot leave her students for 2
days. Ms. S had never been absent before from school and has a very good
rapport with the administration.