According to most researches and studies, teaching is actually the single most stressful job. About 80% of the teachers complain of being severely stressed at work. Sometimes teachers get so stressed they tend to quit their jobs or end up having a mental breakdown. The reasons for a teacher’s stress are many but, one of the most important and commonly-reported reasons is the students’ misbehavior.
It is very common for a single teacher to take charge of a class of 25-30 students – of different nature. This results in creating a lot of stress. The cause of stress differ from primary to high school.
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Teachers have their own experiences with aggressive and misbehaved students. Teachers have even experienced violence by high school students. This includes both verbal and physical violence. Teachers have claimed to have experienced verbal aggression that includes defiance, continuous arguing, threats, swearing, bossing, sarcasm and teasing.
Teachers are also often exposed to physical aggression like, kicking, hitting, fighting, spitting, throwing objects etc. This is not just limited to this list. Severely violent acts such as direct exposure to violence and exposure to or witnessing attacks with knife or gun have also been reported in and out of schools by teachers across the world.
This violent behavior exhibited by high school students is often observed by the young lot. Their aggressive behavior setting a wrong example to the juniors and thus making it even more difficult for the teachers to make kids to understand what is wrong and what is right.
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Teachers, when they enter the occupation already have to face this conflict between the role of a parent and teacher. Due to all these factors teachers eventually lose their motivation and interest and lose their spirit and dedication.
This often affects their personal life too. They get frustrated and often experience mood swings at home. Their thoughts of being ineffective in class make them aggressive at home too.
Once this happens, the spirit of a teacher to teach with creative ideas and with new thoughts reduces drastically. The quality of teaching declines and the capability of a teacher to give their best to students is hindered. This makes it very hard for the teachers to get back to the level where they started falling from.
Every teacher has this innate ability to promote the well being of their students. However, this is cut short when the students do not respond in ways they are expected to or if they cannot reciprocate the respect they receive from their teachers.
When all these issues stack up, it becomes hard for the teacher to deal with everything. Moreover, the fear of a teacher to lose her position and reputation results in stress, anxiety and further severe and serious psychological disorders. As a result, school children are a reason for a teacher’s stress, as shown by many studies and researches.