Teachers experience more work, stress with changing education models

Teachers experience more work, stress with changing education models

NEVER EASY... BUTIT'S BEEN ESPECIALLYHARD THIS YEAR.A RECENTTEACHER'S UNIONSURVEY... FINDINGBURNED OUTEMPLOYEES...UNSURE IF THEYWANT TO CONTINUETEACHING.OUR EDUCATIONREPORTER JESSICATAYLOR... LOOKS ATHOW FIRST-YEARTEACHERS AREHANDLING THESTRESS."IT'S PROBABLY THESTRANGEST YEAR TOJOIN THEPROFESSION EVERFIRST YEAR TEACHERSTILL HAVE ALL THECOMMON CONCERNSOVER ENTERING THECAREER, ANDMANAGINGCLASSROOMS. BUTTHIS YEAR THERE'SAN ADDED LAYER OFSTRESS."WE KNOW IF ASTUDENT ISN'TENGAGED, LEARNINGISN'T HAPPENING, SOMAKING SURE THOSELESSONS ARE ASBEST PERFORMED ASTHEY CAN ON AVIRTUAL PLATFORMIS WHAT TEACHERSAR E TRYING TO DORIGHT"DISTRICTS ACROSSTHE STATE ARESTRUGGLING THEMANAGE THATWORKLOAD ANDEFFECTIVELY TEACHKIDS IN PERSON,ONLINE AND DURINGQUARANTINE."THERE'S THEGENUINE DESIRE TODO WHAT'S GOODFOR THE STUDENTSBUT THERE'S ALSOTHE OBSTACLE OFTIME THERE AS WELLBECAUSE THERE'SONLY SO MANYHOURS IN THE DAYA SENTIMENTEXPRESSED BY MANYTEACHERS.

I-E-ATOOK A SURVEY LASTWEEK TO GAUGEHOW EDUCATORSARE HANDLING THEIRWORKLOAD.TEACHERS, SHARE:I AM WORKING FROM6AM TO PASTMIDNIGHT EVERYDAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.I TAKE NO LUNCH.

ISPEND LESS THAN 30MINUTES EATINGDINNER.

THIS ISUNSUSTAINABLE.ANOTHER SAYS:"WE HAVE ALL BEENASKED TO LEARN ACOMPLETELY NEWAND FOREIGN WAYOF TEACHING.

THENFOR MANY OF USTHEY ASKED US TOCHANGE THAT IN AWEEK.

THENCHANGING AGAIN.WE NEEDCONSISTENCY.AND.I HAVE TAUGHT FOR20 YEARS, BUT THEWORKLOAD THISYEAR ISTREMENDOUS.

I AMCONSIDERINGLEAVING THEPROFESSION.FIRST YEAR ANDEXPERIENCEDTEACHERSSTRUGGLE TOMANAGE THISWORKLOAD..

ANDTHEY'VE BEEN EACHOTHER'S BIGGESTRESOURCES DURINGTHIS FALL."I THINK THERE'SSOME COMFORT FORTHE FIRST YEARTEACHERS THAT IN ALOT OF WAYS ITFEELS LIKE THE FISTYEAR FOREVERYONE BECAUSEWE ARE DOINGTHINGS IN SUCH ADIFFERENT WAYTHAT WE'RE ALLLEARNINGTOGETHERJESSICA TAYLORIDAHO NEWS 6.CLARK WORKS INTHE TWIN FALLSSCHOOL DISTRICT.AND STARTING INOCTOBER.MONDAYS ARETURNING INTOCATCH UP DAYS'.STUDENTS WILL BEVIRTUAL ONMONDAYS IN THEHOPES THATTEACHERS CANPROVIDE BETTERONLINE LESSONSPLANS AND OVERALLINSTRUCTION.THE SCHOOL YEAR IS