What Are The Challenges of Teaching?

Like all professions, teaching has undesirable or difficult aspects.

Classroom Management and Increasing Violence.
· Lack of discipline would be the most important problem facing the schools in Public Schools. Fighting, violence and gangs are the most important aspect as well as increased crime and violence. In addition many schools have high teacher student ratios which can make classroom management more difficult.

Social Problems That Impact Students.
· Many social problems affect the lives and learning of many children and youth such as substance abuse, teen pregnancy, homelessness, poverty, family distress, child abuse and neglect, violence and crime, suicide and health problems such as HIV/AIDS and fetal alcohol syndrome.

Figure 1.2- There are several challenges that teachers will face once they have entered the profession. The two most common challenges are classroom management and violence that may arise from different social problems. These obstacles can be overcome with thorough strategic planning. Three important ways to overcome these challenges are through classroom management, rules & routines, and time management.