'They phone you up during lunch and yell at you'– why teachers say dealing with parents is the worst part of their job
- Written by: Kirsten Lambert, Senior Lecturer in English and Graduate Research, Murdoch University
We know teachers are under a lot of pressure. Teacher shortages, growing workloads as well as the demands of a complex job mean many teachers are stressed.
But my research shows parents are not helping. In fact, they are making the problem worse.
Teachers are increasingly copping abuse from parents and it’s undermining their desire to stay in...
