The first bell rings. Before the day even begins at school, a teacher has already replied to parents on WhatsApp, prepared lessons, and mentally rehearsed how to keep forty restless teenagers from switching off by Period 2.

Teaching is not just instruction, it’s constant emotional management. One anxious child, one angry parent, one syllabus update, and the day tilts.

And somehow, the teacher is expected to stay calm, cheerful, patient -- no matter what.

It is the emotional load, and not just the job description, that is breaking many teachers today.

TEACHING IS MORE THAN TEACHING

Most people imagine teachers wrapping up by 3 pm. But the reality is different. Many carry work home: checking homework or grading assignments, planning the next classes, learning constantly updated syllabi,

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