I speak at many education conferences and have a great admiration for the teaching profession, which can have such a profound influence over our lives. To illustrate the potential power of teaching and teachers, I have sometimes posed the following situation to the audience. Imagine you are dead and you have a heavenly reception to which you can invite 3 non-family members who made a powerful positive impact on the direction of your life. Raise your hand if one of your guests is in the following professions. Then I mention 'teacher' and get a forest of hands.
Teaching is truly a life-changing profession.
I read focus on teacher and administrative stress. Stress is a reality and there are some markers to indicate this. However, having said that, it is important to remember that while most teachers might feel some work related stress at times, they are not distressed or incapacitated. In informal surveys of my own the majority of educators say they enjoy teaching and do not find it unreasonably stressful. The reality is that teaching is one of the world's best jobs if you like it and one of the worst and most stressful if you don't.