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Demands that go beyond teaching and assessing curriculum in the classroom are piling up and becoming unattainable. Not only are teachers experiencing heavy workloads that require them to combine work with their personal lives, but it is accompanied by emotional strain and a lack of support. This leads to stress and burnout, and ultimately to many leaving the career. Alleviating such stress can come from adding supports, prioritizing mental health and well-being, and reducing administrative expectations that go beyond the workday.  \nTeaching attracts passionate, caring, and selfless individuals who are dedicated to the success of students and to creating an enjoyment for learning. It is a demanding but rewarding job. Although the rewards may not be felt each day, there is no denying the positive impact teachers make in the lives of students. But at what cost? Teaching has been ranked one of the top professions to have the highest turnover rate, particularly new teachers in their first five years (Jones & Ali, 2021) . The role of a teacher comes with an increasing number of demands that go beyond the four walls of the classroom. These demands that stretch past creating lesson plans are often what create fond memories of school, but they are also the leading cause of stress and burnout amongst young teachers, overpowering the joy and passion that led many to the job. To find solutions to keep dedicated teachers in schools for long, rewarding careers, we must better understand what contributes to their stress. Once the causes are more deeply understood, solutions can be put in place that support teachers to manage students in their classrooms, set realistic expectations for their workload, and prioritize their mental health and well-being. Focusing on solutions will encourage long-lasting healthy careers for teachers.  \nLeading Causes of Burnout  \nThe leading causes contributing to burnout and novice teachers leaving the profession include heavy workload, lack of support, and emotional strain. The responsibilities of a teacher stretch far past creating lesson plans and are piling up into unsustainable workloads. Teachers do not have enough time during the workday to meet all expectations (Lin et al. , 2024) . Some of these demands are put on teachers by themselves as they strive to achieve the highest standards for both them and their students. This includes hours spent marking, emailing parents, researching subject material, creating PowerPoints and engaging lessons, shopping for materials, and creating modified assignments for students with differing academic abilities and cognitive or behavioural challenges. It is no surprise these jobs must be done during personal hours because there is not enough time in the workday to complete these tasks and complete them well. However, many demands are pushed on staff by administrators. Schools want to create an abundance of academic and social opportunities for students in hopes they will have the best possible school experience, and these opportunities all come from experiences outside classroom learning. Extra hours expected of teachers include supervising before and after school events, covering for other teachers, supervising hallways during class transitions, lunch supervision both indoors and outdoors, coaching sports teams, producing drama productions, supervising out of school trips, running numerous clubs, setting up and tearing down for schoolwide events, as well as attending before and after school staff meetings and parent-teacher nights (Lin et al. , 2024) . When teachers lose sense of their work-life balance, they lose the  \nBU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2025 15  \nability to show up mindfully to support their students' academic and soc","cbCaihoLI5haMn0y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihoLI5haMn0y","pdf",34267,"English","# Leading Causes of Burnout\n## Heavy Workload\n## Lack of Support and Leadership","[{\"question\":\"Why do novice teachers leave the profession at an increasing rate?\",\"answer\":\"Demands beyond teaching and curriculum assessment grow beyond what is attainable, creating heavy workloads and emotional strain. Lack of support and stress contribute to burnout and eventual career exit.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the leading causes contributing to burnout among novice teachers?\",\"answer\":\"The leading causes highlighted are heavy workload, lack of support, and emotional strain. Teachers face unsustainable expectations from both personal efforts and administrative requirements.\"},{\"question\":\"How can stress and burnout be alleviated for early-career teachers?\",\"answer\":\"Add supports, prioritize mental health and well-being, and reduce administrative expectations beyond the workday. Effective leadership that enables collaboration and communication also helps build a supportive school culture.\"}]","Early Teacher Burnout: A Growing Reality | PDF",1792030194]