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teacher burnout?

  • 09-02-2008 11:18pm
    #1
    steo123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭


    have heard that most teachers burn out after about 5 years

    isthis true?

    thinking gong into teaching

    toying with the idea


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  • #2
    steo123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭steo123


    1


  • #3
    corcaighcailin9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭corcaighcailin9


    It depends on the person OP but some form of burn out is pretty inevitable as the job is more demanding and stressful than you may (or may not) imagine.
    In addition to the class you'll work with, there's the actual workload itself which is constantly increasing thanks to the inspectorate's demands (don't get me started on that), there's relations between staff to consider as well as parents, where I find the phrase "you can please some people some of the time but you can't please all of the people all of the time" especially applies.
    It helps to have interests and hobbies outside of the job to take your mind off some of the stress.


  • #4
    patslatt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭patslatt


    corcaighcailin9 wrote: »
    It depends on the person OP but some form of burn out is pretty inevitable as the job is more demanding and stressful than you may (or may not) imagine.
    In addition to the class you'll work with, there's the actual workload itself which is constantly increasing thanks to the inspectorate's demands (don't get me started on that), there's relations between staff to consider as well as parents, where I find the phrase "you can please some people some of the time but you can't please all of the people all of the time" especially applies.
    It helps to have interests and hobbies outside of the job to take your mind off some of the stress.

    Stress is all in the mind. You can relieve stress by recognising that you can only achieve so much and thatattempts to overachieve at the expense of your mental and physical wellbeing are self-defeating in the long run. As for the inspectorate, ignore their unreasonable demands or cut corners on them. Nobody is sacked by the inspectorate.


  • #5
    corcaighcailin9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭corcaighcailin9


    patslatt wrote: »
    Stress is all in the mind. You can relieve stress by recognising that you can only achieve so much and thatattempts to overachieve at the expense of your mental and physical wellbeing are self-defeating in the long run. As for the inspectorate, ignore their unreasonable demands or cut corners on them. Nobody is sacked by the inspectorate.


    Ah come on, I think that saying stress is all in the mind is bull, however I respect your opinion. As for the inspectorate I haven't enough energy to get into that now :)


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