Review:
The article argues that stress often leads to psychological disorders on teachers because of the amount of the work and stress that is put on teachers. The article argues that stress factors, if not corrected, may lead to certain psychological reactions and may influence the teacher to find another occupation with a lesser degree of stress. The article argues that because of the stress, teachers may find it difficult to come back to work. Teacher attrition has also been a serious problem in maintaining quality education in the United States. Although the research produced extensive documentation on teachers' stress and attrition, little attention has been paid to their spiritual stress coping strategies. This article seems to find alternative practices that may benefit teachers in coping with stress and anxiety.
Summary:
I think that teachers are very stressed because of the workload that is put on them. I noticed that many administrators oversee the stress that teachers endure. I remember when I started teaching, I was told that things will get better and they did. But, the stress was not reduced in anyway. The amount of time I spend on lesson planning is beyond 5 hours a week and the amount of hours spent on grading is perhaps double that. By the time teachers get home, they do not have time to actually feel normal again. I think hiring aides to assist teachers will help teachers with grading and lesson planning. It will help with classroom management and one-on-one teacher sessions. I’ve seen that first hand when I first started teaching. I do not know what we can do as a community to fully say that when we rightfully compensate our teachers for the amount of the work they do, our teachers will perhaps do better. The money that teachers get causes anxiety because many of them have to work another part time job to be able to fully support themselves.
Reference:
Journal of Research on Christian Education, v22 n2 p165-188 2013
Agricultural Education Magazine, 47, 6, 141-3, Dec 74
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