In her 20 years in education, Jennifer Merriman has seen a trend in the field toward solving problems by giving already overburdened teachers more work. Ta.
That ultimately goes against teacher well-being, which researchers say is one of the most important pillars of school success. The findings of the University of Oxford Center for Wellbeing Research are detailed in the following document: new report The project was commissioned by the International Baccalaureate Organization, where Merriman serves as global director of research, policy and design.
“I think schools need to get creative if the workload is already overwhelming teachers,” Merriman said. They must check the box. ”
The researchers said that schools have a strong interest in improving teacher well-being, stating: 2022 Gallup Poll They found that 44 percent of U.S. K-12 workers feel burnout at work “all the time” or “very often.” Focusing only on teachers, they had the highest burnout rate of all school staff at 52%.
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Merriman said the International Baccalaureate has announced that it will focus on teacher health after the toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on schools, finding that there is little research on the topic. The decision was made to conduct a detailed investigation. The paper is the second in a trilogy commissioned by the organization, the first of which deals with student wellbeing.
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