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Jy moet ook jou hand uitstrek en probeer om iets te doen aan ..., om jou problem te verlig. En
ook jou kollegas te help. Samewerking is dus baie belangrik 20 ”. The willingness to assist one
another was clear:
“I have to be with my colleagues and then ask information from them”;
”... and then we empower each other”;
“so, you know we are in the process of helping each other to get somewhere”: and
“I’ll go to other people and ask”.
It was thus evident that, despite their frustrations and despondency, the respondents were still
committed to the task and prepared to ask for assistance, and also to support their fellow
colleagues.
Sub‐theme 2.5: Enjoyment
The interviews also revealed that the teachers enjoy arts education despite their assumed
inability to teach it properly. One respondent explained, “Ek as persoon geniet dit om Kuns en
Kultuur te onderrig, maar my genot word soms in baie, ook in baie gevalle ondermyn deur die
feit dat jy is nie opgelei vir die taak wat vir jou gegee word nie 21 ”. Another teacher described
her involvement as follows: “It’s new and every time it’s a learning experience”. One teacher
also referred to the learners’ enjoyment: “I enjoy Arts and Culture, especially the drama and the
dancing and the children are mad about the dancing”.
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You need to do something. You cannot just sit there and say I cannot. You need to stick out your hand
and try to address your problem. And assist your colleagues. Cooperation is important.
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I, as a person, enjoy teaching the arts. But my enjoyment is undermined due to the fact that I am not
trained for this task.
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