NTRODUCTION

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition." Jacques Barzun Background of the Study

The saying that Those who cant, teach should be changed to Those who could, teach. The implication of the former is that is that people who cannot do anything will end up being just teachers. But the truth is that most teachers are gifted with love of learning leave and a a desire to help others in the

succeed.

Often

teachers

permanent

impression

character and fiber of their student and they are instrumental in guiding students to achieve what they initially thought was impossible for them. There are few careers as rewarding as

teaching. Through it, a teacher can help a child achieve their goals, find outlets for their own creativity brighten a childs day, pursue ones professional development opportunities and

lastly be an inspiring role model.

Teaching might be the last resort that people might think of when they are unable to find jobs that are related to their course but it being a teacher is not easy as it might seem.Due to the implementation of The Education for All (EFA) which is an
international initiative first launched in Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990 to bring the benefits of education to every citizen in every society wherein all students are accepted in any school that they want to enroll and are strictly exercise in public schools wherein they are not allowed to reject any students who wants to study in that school. Even if students who had cases of misconduct in other schools are accepted by the public schools since according to the law stating that public schools public are not allowed are rejecting any students. and lack With this

program,

schools

over

populated

sufficient

resources to cater the students educational needs. And as cited by Burke and Greenglass, (1994) large class size causes stress on

teachers therefore the more students that the teacher is managing then more emotional stress she feels.

Research that on

conducted teachers a daily

by

Brotheridge

and

Grandey

(2002)

suggested

experience basis and

intense, have a

emotion-laden number of

interactions emotional

great

demands

compared

to

most

other

professionals

Vandenberghe and Huberman, (1999) also mentioned that the stress and emotional demands associated with the teaching profession can lead to emotional and physical exhaustion, cynical attitudes about teaching, reduced feelings of personal accomplishment, and

lower job satisfaction. These effects might be the reason why Johnson et al (2005) suggested that teaching is the most

stressful occupation.

Frequently identified sources of stress

and decreased job satisfaction include the following: inadequate salary and perceived low status of the profession, role conflict and ambiguity, time pressure, student misbehavior,

relationships with supervisors and large class size as cited by Carlson & Thompson, (1995; Kyriacou& Sutcliffe, 1978); (Dunham, 1992); (Chan, 1998); (Turk, Meeks, & Turk, 1982); (Litt& Turk, 1985); (Burke & Greenglass, 1994).