Gemma is a high school Drama teacher. She has a small HSC Drama class of 15 students, whom she gets along with really well. Gemma thinks the best way to teach this class is to act as one of their peers, encouraging equality in the classroom between teacher and students. However, when one of the students acts up in class, Gemma finds it hard to discipline him as she has established herself as a 'peer' rather than an authority figure in the class. The conflict Gemma faces can be best termed as a(n):

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Gemma's conflict arises from her ideological approach to teaching, where she values equality and peer-like relationships, but this approach conflicts with the need for authority to manage discipline.

Gemma Is a High School Drama Teacher