Mitch Stengel

Whether behind a camera for broadcast journalism, or behind a desk for English, Mitch Stengel feels the amount of stress affecting him in more ways than one. The amount of mental health days that need to be taken is more than before, and being tired for more days than ever. All of these are the effects of the burnout that is affecting many teachers at MCHS and other schools throughout the country. 

With all of the changes that have been happening within MCHS, teachers like Stengel are becoming increasingly burnt out — not due to teaching itself but due to all the stress that comes along with it. “These changes breed unpredictability.” Stengel states.

Teaching is a demanding job. With making sure students get assignments done, ensuring their health (mental and physical) is alright as well as dealing with more misbehavior than ever, it’s no surprise that many teachers are combating burnout by taking mental health days. 

“When your job is school, and your home is school, that’s what leads to burnout,” Stengel states. 

Some people take longer to process events that have all happened within a day, leading to more and more time being used up on that one event. “I take time to process the day that went on at night,” he adds, “and that takes time out of personal time I would normally take.”