I have been ondering teacher stress.
Teavher Tapp says classroom teachers are less stressed over the last few weeks (combination of holidays ; no behaviour issues; no meeitngs; no commute ; no SLT in the building etc) but SLT are more stresse.
Teaching is routinely rated in the top three of stressful professions.
If/when we return, this will rocket : new ways of working, responsibility for the health of ourselves and children, high absence and , if still in lockdown ,not being able to go to the cinema, theatre, golfcourse, pub to unwind.
My DH is vulnerable, but he is also a high stress person so is majorly stressed by lockdown because of claustrophobia , boredom and complete ICT ineptitude. I cannot begin to imagine how stressful he will find a return to work, given his health, his concerns about teaching and then being told he has to go straight home and not to the driving range...
The lack of feeling for teachers as human beings is depressing. We are not an emergency service and yet are lumped in that group when it suits as an occupation that should accept danger and risk (in fact, teaching is a low risk profession in the sense of risk to that kind of health) without the hero badge....
Hey ho. Another day,more threads to hide or flower bomb!
Not done it yet on the schools will go back thread because haven't seen much teacher bashing yet. Plus it is moving too fast!!