The pressure of the job and the impact it has been having on educators and students hasn’t been adequately acknowledged, let alone addressed.
My question is how do we reduce the negatives that can come up in teaching. Obviously nothing will be perfect, but these issues that are reoccurring begin to be too much for educators to handle.
“Our students are coming into school every day with greater needs in every aspect of their lives, including around their mental health. But the support just isn’t there to help teachers and staff,” said Bissegger.
I found this very interesting because this is why educators need their admin to support them. If they are expected to juggle all the different parts of teaching then the support has got to be there. In many other articles I have read, I have heard that teachers feel unsupported and it begins to be a lot. It is okay that students come into school every day with greater needs, but if we need to help them, then someone has to help us.
Changing the Narrative
I would want them to follow up on how changing the narrative takes place and how schools have improved in all aspects.
Teaching has become mentally, emotionally and physically exhausting,”
This is one of the best sentences, it sums up the article pretty well. It says a lot with few words, and then there are several following sentences that back up the quote. Love it.
“more and more has been asked of us. it doesn't seem to stop.”
The demands every single day that are asked of teachers can lead to burnout. Also, having a staff that does not support you and your goals can be a factor as well.
Many school districts are still struggling with staff shortages and more educators are feeling burned out and demoralized.
We have seen this issue occur year after year. If this keeps repeatedly happening, should we look into the deeper issue of why this may be happening? Rather than ignoring the problems in the school districts around the world. Just a thought.