(CNW) Four out of five Ontario teachers would recommend
teaching as a career, but report job stress that is almost
twice the national average.
 
A poll of 1,000 Ontario teachers released by the Ontario
College of Teachers says teachers love their jobs, but suffer
stress brought on by time constraints, parent complaints,
performance reviews and school politics.
Almost half (45 percent) of Ontario's teachers said they
experienced stress a few times a week compared to 29 per cent
among Canadian workers.
Sixty-one percent of those who responded cited time as their biggest stressor, followed by parents' blame for student poor performance (56 percent), school politics (46 percent) and teacher performance appraisals (45 percent).
