Teaching is not a profession for the weak.

Playing a part in the education of the next generation should be a privilege, and yet the turnover for teachers remains one of the highest out of all common career paths. Some studies suggest that 70% of early career teachers consider leaving the job within the first five years of starting it, thanks to the varied stresses that it puts on them. Choosing to become a teacher in this day and age shows a level of dedication (or delusion) that not everybody is capable of. 

The reasons that teachers get overwhelmed by their jobs are varied. Sometimes, they can’t cope with the level of admin and policy changes put upon them by whatever school they work in. A lot of the time, they find that the kids they are trying to teach seem to be impossible to get through to; they claim that they are not willing to learn or do not want to concentrate and behave. As if that wasn’t enough, there is also the fact that many children have at least one parent who is willing to deliver the highest degree of outrage if the school experience is not perfectly catered to what they believe their kid deserves.