Even though teachers are paid little, they are expected to do much. As researchers study education more to improve the system, they come up with more tasks for the teacher. With lower pay comes higher responsibility, which creates more stress. Every student wants all the attention, and many students are so self-centered that they think the sun rises and sets because of them. The teacher probably wasn t even thinking about that student, but that is the typical adolescent mindset.
Students also have their own individual learning styles.
Some learn by observing, or by looking at pictures, or by listening to tapes, or reading, or touching or doing the list goes on. The department of education expects teachers to meet every one of the students needs, so a teacher must plan a lesson incorporating every learning style at some point. If a student is emotionally disturbed, which is very common today with the multiple broken families and violence in the home, the teacher is held responsible for handling the situation in class without taking away from the learning experience. Teachers also face the dangers of student accusations. Discipline a student too roughly, and you might find yourself denying charges of verbal or physical abuse.