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This page is dedicated to each and every teacher or teacher in the making to talk about the problems and challenges they face at schools. Feel free to comment and discuss topics that effect you as a teacher.

It’s all about YOU and only YOU.

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I dread the times when people ask what i’m studying, because their reaction is all the same. This is what a normal conversation looks like:

Someone: What you studying?

Me: Teaching

Someone: Are you serious? Do you really want to be teaching these unruly (not necessarily the word they use) children? Do you know how rude these children are these days.

And the list of questions go on, you know how it goes right? All you can think in that moment is, does this person not know I can handle myself?

But can you really?

I still remember when I experienced my first break down. I came home crying because the class I had to supervise made me feel like I was invisible. Completely ignoring and blatantly disrespecting me, it was horrible. I came home that day questioning whether I really wanted to stay in the profession. But after a good nights rest and time with my family, I was feeling much better and even more determine to stay in the profession.

I feel that we as student teachers we get mentally abused by learners. They disrespect us because we are young, they would think we their age and that we will become their friend. But once you start doing your whole ‘teacher authority’ act, they automatically dislike you and make your whole teaching practice experience a nightmare.

Going into this profession you have to be mentally strong, because these learners will slowly start to break you. But that is if only you let them.

Comment down below, what you guys think and share your experience.

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How a teacher these days have to control themselves

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Where to even begin? The most stressful thing for me is the fact that people always ask if I know what I'm getting into for wanting to teach children at a teenage level. Like what even? Who studies for 4 years and don't know what the heck they're getting into

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I can definitely relate to your break down because I experienced something similar, however I came to the realisation. That being a teacher is all about starting over, yesterday's mishaps need to stay in the past, because if we hold on to our stressors we'll only end up hurting ourselves and although the pain might not be physical, it is a whole new level of mental illness. As teachers we cannot afford to be mentally ill, especially if you have 42+ learners dependent on you with their futures.

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I can definitely relate to your break down because I experienced something similar, however I came to the realisation. That being a teacher is all about starting over, yesterday's mishaps need to stay in the past, because if we hold on to our stressors we'll only end up hurting ourselves and although the pain might not be physical, it is a whole new level of mental illness. As teachers we cannot afford to be mentally ill, especially if you have 42+ learners dependent on you with their futures.

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All I can say is that, if this is how teaching will continue, then i will no longer be a teacher. For me it is not worth the stress and abuse one has to endure daily