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Man asks how to help his teacher wife who is losing her mind

Pabio November 4, 2024

It is healthy to be interested in the lives of those to whom you are closest. Sometimes this interest can cause worry, and that’s normal too. But feeling anxious about what someone else is going through is a warning sign, both for you and them.

A man found himself in this situation after watching his wife, a teacher, work incredibly hard, while “losing her mind.” Unsurprisingly, she’s not the only teacher in this situation.

A worried husband just wanted to get help for his struggling teacher wife.

The “Teachers” community on Reddit is usually reserved for teachers themselves, but the husband of one of them was there to ask a question to help his wife, herself a teacher.

a teacher feels overwhelmed, her head in her hands Studio Prostock | CanvaPro

“I’m asking if anyone has any ideas on how to handle this situation,” he began.

“My wife is a primary school teacherand, like most teachers, she is completely losing her mind with this new generation,” he said. “The kids just don’t listen, they don’t concentrate, they’re pretty disrespectful.”

He continued: “The administration of his school tends to ask a lot of teachers: the teacher must simultaneously take care of children, take care of parents and organize all kinds of extracurricular activities. »

Despite student behavior problems and administration demands, his wife is reluctant to try a new job.

“She has studied continuously and is fully certified to become an elementary school teacher,” he said. “And now, after only a few years of work, she really doesn’t like it.”

“We tossed around the idea of her being a tutor instead, but she didn’t like the idea of working evenings and weekends instead of regular hours,” he shared.

“Has anyone else had this problem?” » he asked. “I know a lot of teachers are frustrated with their jobs. Many teachers are resigning en masse. She doesn’t want to give up because it is his only occupation.

“What did other reasonable people do in this situation? » he wondered.

Other teachers offered whatever encouragement and advice they could.

This is obviously a very difficult situation for everyone involved. And of course, this isn’t limited to just this family. Many other teachers are feeling the same tension right now.

“Time to get out,” one person commented. “After 34 years, I’m going to drive a truck. I will earn more money and enjoy life more.

“Same boat,” said another. “I keep waiting for it to get better and it just hasn’t. The children are not very dedicated, they do not train and they want everything given to them effortlessly on their part. They don’t even say thank you and start arguing in no time.

Another teacher offered an interesting and important perspective when she asked, “How long has she been teaching?” This is going to be very important because the first three to five years can be exhausting and you learn a lot and sometimes things change in no time.

It’s good for this couple to keep this in mind, because it seemed like this man’s wife hadn’t been teaching very long. Maybe she’d get more used to it if she stayed there longer.

It is true that teachers are resigning in large numbers.

Just like this husband and these commenters said, many teachers are leaving the profession. Actually, Report on schools that lead that “8% of teachers resign each year, and the youngest teachers are the most likely to quit.”

Additionally, “90% of teachers say this is a “serious” problem, and 67% say it is “very serious.”

As more teachers leave the profession, it will likely lead to a teaching crisis characterized by a teacher shortage. This will prove detrimental to the very students they believe is driving them out of the profession.

Certain interventions need to be taken before we get to this point to ensure that the state of education remains intact.

Mary-Faith Martinez is a writer for YourTango covering entertainment, current affairs and human interest topics.