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The start of the school year brings excitement and anticipation, but also stress for teachers.

Teacher burnout is a real issue, exacerbated by lack of support, inadequate compensation, and heavy workloads.

Teachers face criticism for issues often outside their control.

If you know a teacher, you know this time of year is filled with excitement and anticipation.

It’s exciting because the start of each school year brings new hopes. Hopes for students to thrive, learn and surprise themselves with their capabilities.

But it’s also full of stress. Stress because it’s always a rush to get classrooms ready, meet with new students and their families and make sure everything is in place for the first day of school so students can succeed.

And there’s

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