We have many good teachers worldwide, but do you know the challenges and difficulties the teachers face? Teachers do a lot for students; they guarantee us a better education and teach us things we don’t know. But at other times, many teachers feel burnt out or tired of what they are doing. I have interviewed a couple of teachers to look at their perspectives on teaching based on the good aspects and what they sometimes struggle with. Many of the teachers I interviewed have developed different ways to handle situations and make it a better environment for their students.
Interviews
I interviewed Mrs. Andrea Actley from Santiago High School. The first question I asked was “What are three ways you have felt burnt out from teaching”. First, she said, “There is always something to do, you are never done”. She grades papers, emails parents, makes copies and improves her lessons. Additionally, she said that she is often asked to help her students with their mental health, including behavior problems or struggles in a club or sport. She also loves doing all of these things for her students. Although with teaching she has felt burnt out from people commenting on her teaching habits and abilities. Making her feel defeated but it helps with work harder. I began to ask her the following question: “What is one of the hardest things about your job?” She said since she is a math teacher it is hard motivating kids to stay on task and learn math even when it is hard. Along with wanting to make them feel successful and how it’s hard doing that when they are struggling with math. The next question I asked was “What have you done to make yourself feel better on a day when teaching was hard?” She goes on runs when she is upset it helps clear her head and it helps get the negative emotions out. With a strong faith in god, she plays and listens to worship music. Taking a moment and deep breaths reminds her what she can control and what she can’t. The last thing I asked her was “What’s one thing you look forward to doing when you’re going to work every day?” She mentioned how she looks forward to trying new things to engage students and learning how to be the best help for students. Times seeing her students be successful and helping them learn math is when she feels the best. Especially when they work with other teachers to help improve students.
Worldwide Teachers Thoughts
As I researched, I began recognizing that many teachers feel the same way. Many K-12 teachers have experienced this feeling of frustration and exhaustion. They feel that balancing it all and not having a flexible schedule is hard, too. From the website devlin peak it states that About 44% of teachers are being burned out because of the stress they have on them. Many teachers have heavy workloads and personal lives that are too compact with one another, making it hard for a teacher to manage everything at once. Most teachers have to plan and set an agenda every day, so there is a set plan daily. Another thing I researched was on the school’s website schools, which stated that teachers are much more stressed when kids are acting up and not behaving. A teacher wants to help guide their students and further their education, but it makes it harder when students act up. They easily get distracted by controlling that kid, distracting them from doing their work or teaching the other kids.
After researching and talking to multiple teachers, I realized that a teacher’s job is very hard, making me be more appreciative of all their hard work. And inspired by how much they do for us and how much effort they put in our education. Even when days are hard, they stick with us and try to help us improve. Teachers benefit from having good students, good behavior, and an environment around them. Many teachers do enjoy their jobs with students that they have, and they begin a good relationship with their students that helps make their students successful in the future.
