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TTUTA: Teachers burnt out
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022
TTUTA: Teachers burnt out
As the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teachers and students continues to emerge, the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) says in addition to reports of burnout and ‘Zoom’ fatigue in the past two years, they also received resignations from some who were simply unable to cope with the urgent introduction of digital technology to reach students.
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"We had a number of reports of teachers being burnt out, teachers wanting to retire... some teachers have retired or resigned because they felt that the emergency online engagement was too much for them."
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