“At a time of great transition in our profession, many teachers appear to be at their breaking point. In my home state, a teacher recently published a letter to the editor of our largest newspaper, explaining why she is thinking of quitting her job. How can leaders increase teacher morale during a time of great change?”
Only the phrase “home state” in that blog from a High School Curriculum Leader, made me realise this was from a teacher in the USA.
Stress, burn-out and frustration are increasingly the norm among teachers across the western world, perhaps even more universally.
Even more concerning than the problem’s near-universality, was the near-universality of the facile, clichéd responses.
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