Teacher satisfaction down "precipitously"

Metlife survey results have bad news for principals and teachers.  Here's the worst of it for teachers, though:


Principal and teacher job satisfaction is declining. Principals’ satisfaction with their jobs in the public 
schools has decreased nine percentage points since it was last measured in 2008. In that same period, 
teacher satisfaction has dropped precipitously by 23 percentage points, including a five-point decrease 
in the last year, to the lowest level it has been in the survey in 25 years. A majority of teachers report 
that they feel under great stress at least several days a week, a significant increase from 1985 when this 
was last measured. 

Principals and teachers with low job satisfaction report higher levels of stress than do other educators 
and are more likely to work in high-needs schools. Less satisfied principals are more likely to find it 
challenging to maintain an academically rigorous environment and an adequate supply of effective 
teachers in their schools, while less satisfied teachers are more likely to be working in schools where 
budgets and time for professional development and collaboration have decreased in the last 12 months.

https://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/foundation/MetLife-Teacher-Survey-2012.pdf