Summary:
Due to the increase of stress many teachers do not want to be teachers anymore. This high level of stress has developed because of the target demands made by the government, especially the enhancing of form-filling has driven up the amount of work. Health and Safety Executive found that the teaching profession is the most stress full profession, 41.5% of the teachers say they are highly stressed. For a small group of teachers this is even a reason to think about suicide.
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Obviously things are not going as they should go. The fact that there are teachers who are thinking about suicide makes it clear that this is a real problem and that it already has gone too far. I think we should cherish teachers because we and our children benefit from their education. Therefore I feel the government should take better care of them and find a solution for this increasing problem. Because if this goes on nobody wants to be a teacher anymore and then what?
You're right! The government should do something about this. If they don't want to solve this problem, they find themselves in the end, having only few (bad) teachers and bad education. Teaching should be fun. It should be well-payed so that teachers can get days off more often (or work parttime - 2 teachers per class) and take some time for themselves. This will definitely reduce burn-outs among teachers.
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