Kumar. Pragya Mathur  <br/><br/>
Challenges, stressors & training needs of school teachers  

 - Indian Journal of Training and Development   
 - 50(1 &2), Jan, 2020: p.58-62 
<br/><br/> Sakshi had chosen to be a teacher because it was her childhood dream. She would picture herself in a classroom ,dealing with the students condently and with a smile. She would often play "teacher" with her friends as students .An opportunity to full her dream came after she completed her Teacher Training course .As she began her career as a school teacher, it did not take her long to realise the wide gap between her "dream job" and reality. She began to experience symptoms of stress ,became impatient ,unhappy and began to question her choice of teaching as a career. Despite her best efforts, she was constantly running short of time ,feeling overburdened and inadequately prepared. There were unforeseen challenges and stressors she encountered everyday .It did not take her long to seek out a counsellor to nd support and comprehend ' what was going on ' and 'what needed to be done'. A session with a counsellor and subsequent participation in a workshop designed for teachers was helpful. She gured out other teachers were also facing similar challenges and stressors. This created an awareness of training needs that needed to be addressed. As for the counsellor, she saw a window of opportunity to delve deeper into the world of school teachers. Regular workshops on topics identied as training needs seemed like a good way forward. – Reproduced