Published on June 28, 2024 at 07:51. / Modified on June 28, 2024 at 08:52.
“I didn’t feel capable anymore,” remembers Emilie*, 31. A full-time primary school teacher for eight years, she decided to write her resignation letter. That was last March. “I was exhausted, disgusted with the school system.” She continues: “It’s sad to say, but today I feel relieved to have taken the plunge and made the decision to change direction.” The young Fribourg native will still make it to the end of the school year before leaving her classroom for the last time.
There are many stories like Emilie’s. Among the fifteen testimonies collected by The weatherthe causes cited to justify abandonment are plural: administrative burden, class sizes, requests from parents, challenges of digital education, inclusive schooling and – very often – disillusionment experienced with the profession of teacher .
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