Most Alberta teachers feeling stress and anxiety, struggling to maintain health guidelines
Oct 21, 2020 | 10:48 AM
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Being a teacher is never easy, but in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, many seem to be struggling just to make it by.
A new survey from the Alberta Teachers’ Association shows that 95 per cent of educators surveyed reported feeling stress, 94 per cent feel fatigued, and 81 per cent have felt anxiety.
More than 1,600 teachers and school leaders were polled between September 10 to 14, finding that there was overall “June-level stress in the first week of September.”
“As a school leader I am beyond exhausted,” said one Alberta school leader who was surveyed. “I see my [teacher] colleagues are stressed, anxious, and already close to burning out.”