I. Introduction In today’s reality, Chilean teachers face early burnout and work exhaustion form problems such as workload, lack of support for personal development and working environment.
The teaching career in Chile had have different periods in history where a variation of aspects were considered as relevant. In the transition to democracy government, Aylwin gave importance to increasing salaries and creating the “Teacher statute” which reestablished special labor code that was taken during Pinochet's dictatorship. (Mizala & Schneider, 2014)
In 1994, during the Frei Montalva government, the main priority was education reform and teacher evaluation related to performance in the classroom. Finally, in the 2000, strengthen of incentives continued and so did enhancing the teaching career and teacher
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For that, schools must be able to offer the teachers a safe, pleasant, and supportive environment.
If the school is not able to fill in those requirements, teachers can see themselves trapped, experience feeling of exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment, due to the school poor capacity of companionship in teacher academical development. The previously mentioned relates to what the OECD states as challenges for Chile, being supporting teachers develop, improve, and grow as professionals.
Throughout this paper, it will be addressing ideas on how does the topics of workload, job resources and working environment have relevance and an important impact on teacher working conditions, and how can this affect student’s behavior and academic performance. In order to develop those ideas, I will use specific bibliography to clarify and give valid arguments to support my points of view, give an historical background of the issue and relate it with my ELAB experience form the last weeks.
II. Working
I spent my volunteer experience with Dr. Geis’ special needs classroom at County Elementary School; and throughout my participation, the most defining observation was that of the teachers and staff members. Naturally, some employees are better than others at fulfilling tasks. However, as time passed, I noticed that certain employees had difficulty starting each day fresh, free of the pressure and tension that may have accumulated from the previous day. I only volunteered a couple of times a week so my ability to wipe the slate clean was easier. Nevertheless, I can understand how taxing and repetitive the process can be for the full length of a school year. According to the National Commission on Teaching about, “one-third of all new teachers leave after three years, and 46 percent are gone within five years” (Kopkowski). The relatively high attrition rate of teachers is known as teacher burnout. Teacher burnout can be attributed to both physical and emotional factors which may include, “classroom disruptions, inadequate salaries, oversized classes, overbearing parents, excessive paperwork, cutbacks in supplies or materials, threats, harassment, assaults, violence, or problems with co-workers or with administrators” (Campbell). The National Commission on Teaching estimates costs up to, “$7 billion a year, as districts and states recruit, hire, and try to retain new teachers” (Kopkowski). Teacher burnout is financially and socially affecting schools, communities, and society. The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that may lead to teacher burnout, acknowledge the effects of the issue, and provide solutions to better manage the stress of teaching.
The management does not put much pressure on teachers because there already exists a trust relationship between the management and the teachers whereby the teachers are expected to perform well and deliver the content. Concerning the recent results of School Certificate and Higher School Certificate, the teachers were asked to have a look at the latter, and try to devise new ways of teaching which can make students work better in the next examinations and score good grading and ranking nationally and
...ers have to deal with more examinations and are under higher pressure to promote students as well as they need to take care of the competitive exams as well. So they experience more psychological stress and a higher work load. In the present study, teachers who worked in senior middle schools also had the highest work load in comparison to those who worked in other levels of schools including primary, kindergarten and special schools. Emotional exhaustion correlates with the high numbers of weekly lessons and increased work load.⁹
This research aims to analyze information concerning the rewards and challenges a teacher would face in his or her career. As a teacher, there are several things I am aware of that one would experience on daily basis. Rewards and challenges are among the encounters in the teaching career (Kauchak, 2005). They are very common and unavoidable in teaching career. Rewards come obviously; just seeing the children learn new things and grow in knowledge appears to be the greatest and best reward of all. However, challenges arise in ever size and shape. From the distressed and neglected kids to the frustrated ones. Nevertheless, where a challenge exists, comes a bigger reward in the long run.
The workplace in general is an essential part of a person’s life to make a living. People will work over a third of their life to fulfil needs such as bill, groceries, and personal needs. For majority of the population, there isn’t much of a problem when they are at work; their manager treats everyone fairly, pay rate is adequate, and they keep their private and public work separate from each other. The rest of the population unfortunately don’t have this fortune. Pay rates vary among colleagues, managers aren’t effective leaders, and the private life might become public in the workforce. This can lead to stress outside the workplace which can be harmful towards an individual’s health. This problem is an epidemic for some companies and poor
When a teacher who foster positive relationships with their students, creates a classroom environment with a more conducive way of learning and meet students’ developmental, emotional, and a...
A teacher today needs to have an ability to relate to and create partnerships not with their students, but also families, administrators and other professionals. This ensures that all persons involved with the education of the student are on the same page. All involved then work in harmony and help each other achieve the common goal of educating the student in the best possible way for the best possible result. (Wesley, 1998, p 80)
The policy to improve the quality of education is carried out by reforming the curriculum, from teacher-learning-centered to student-learning-centered which has begun in 2002 (Tobias 2014). Then, in 2003, there were four important educational regulations; free education fee for basic education, a new responsibility for school to organize their own programs, improving community participation,
It provides the fundamental and advanced knowledge needed to improve the well-being of a country. Education is critical to the development of a country’s youth, as the popular saying goes, children are the future. The education received from teachers can either leave a lasting impact or have little or no effect on understanding. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation asserted that there is a need for “new paradigms, new practices and new people” (as cited in Holaday et al, 2007, 99). Professional development of teacher is required, as mentioned by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, “to build a culture supportive of a new generation of scholar citizens” (Holaday et al, 2007, p.99). Thus, it is imperative that the teachers’ in all institutions in a country receive the best possible training and resources needed to fulfil the responsibilities set before
Education and the school environment are one of the three primary agents of socialization where children and adolescents spend most of their time over any other environment. With this in mind, it is very important that everything about the school environment rears positive outcomes for children and adolescents because they spend most of their time there. This essay will explore the topic of the characteristics of school environments that promote positive student outcomes and the studies that suggest the importance of these characteristics. Some of the characteristics that will be discussed as sub-topics will be the importance of the classroom climate, the teacher-student relationship, the socio-emotional climate of the classroom, school organizational structure, teaching and learning environment and student connectedness to the school. If the school environment is positive and students feel safe and supported, they are more likely to do well and achieve their full potential.
President George Bush’s “No Child Left Behind Act” fails to focus on the recruitment and diversity within the profession. He sets a goal for the year 2005 for every classroom to have a quality teacher but no goal for retaining these teachers. The improvement of the profession requires a national step-by-step effort. The purpose of this paper was to gather and explore information on the teaching profession and with it explore the shortage within in order to educate and strike up reform. It is clear, that reform will require a lot of time and money. The end product however, will show success within the profession thereby equaling success in the classroom. Success comes when present in the classrooms are caring and committed teachers, all with the goal of education and diversity is among them. .
In recent years, the cliché image of a teacher has come under attach. Research has shown that teachers often work in an isolated setting in which they are considered experts in their specific area; however they often lack the support and equipment needed to do their jobs effectively. As a result, to the inadequate working environment new teachers often leave the profession within the first five years. These conditions often exist because the educational system fails to prepare our teachers with the proper tools and experience needed to do their job well (U.S. Department of Education, 2010).
Referring to Tell (2013), teachers continue to clarify simply that quality learning in private school is a result of an improved environment for teaching and learning, including innovative leadership. Apart from that, children in private school come from worthy economic backgrounds when compared to children attending public schools. According to Telli (2013) teachers maintained that education would not improve, if teacher’s salary remains low or frequently delayed. Expressing their feelings, according to Telli (2013) teachers insisted, “pay us what we deserve and pay us on time…you will” witness a revolution in education (p. 5). Any improvement that lawmakers execute without teachers and students’ engagement will indeed fail. Tell (2013) study tries to validate that the quality of education rest on the hands of teachers. Thus, teachers supposedly, confirm that proposed policy for education, will sooner or later lead
With the proper guidance and support, teachers can achieve academic excellence in the classroom. They follow their principal’s vision and share their goals. Teachers also serve as leaders in their classroom. They share their vision and goals with their students promoting positive attitudes in the classroom. Just like it is important for principals to respect and understand what their teachers need, students also need the support, understanding, respect and empathy from their teachers. When teachers demonstrate commitment in the classroom and set high expectations they raise the level of learning in the classroom. Teachers that work with the students and their parents to understand and meet their needs will achieve positive academic outcomes. Students engage in learning with positive attitudes and strive for high achievements. Teachers work together with their leaders to improve their teaching
Teachers hold a very sensitive role in the modern civilized society. Regarded as social engineers, teachers possess immense knowledge on various issues that affect our daily lives as a community of human beings. Though in many countries including the developed ones, teachers are poorly remunerated they make invaluable contributions to their communities, to society and to the world at large, engaging in yeoman services with selfless love and dedication that could only be considered priceless. This paper serves to explore some of the social contributions that teachers make to the modern civilized society.