A Study on the Challenges of Government Primary School Teachers in Dakshina Kannada District

Abstract

Teaching is said to be a noble profession. It is considered to be a profession that identifiesthe potential in the children and try to bring out the destiny of people. Mother is consideredas the first teacher and later teacher in the school will take over the responsibility in moldingthe children so that they can identify their inner talent and reach their goal in life. Teachersalso create the future citizens and to create the administrators, doctors, scientists, engineersand all other professionals. All these are the products of sound teaching order. The Job ofteaching is self-rewarding so far as experience, knowledge and emotional satisfaction areconcerned. In this profession one may work, earn and remain youthful and young as all thetime he/she will be among the youth, thinking new ideas with an innovative spirit. Educationis the backbone of the progressing nation which ultimately depends on the teacher. A qualityteacher is the one who has a passion for teaching can do tremendous changes in the life oftheir children. She is also called the torch bearer; he/she moulds the lives of thousands ofchildren. But generally, they are from a low-income group, and with more jobdissatisfaction. Financially they are weak, socially they are of low status, and they sufferfrom stress. In this paper, the researcher tries to highlight various types of stress and theproblems faced by the primary level teacher working in the government schools in DakshinaKannada. 50 teachers were identified randomly for this research.