The same problem is happening in NL, it's a downwards spiral really that concerns me a lot. The government is trying to improve the situation by increasing pay a little, but with the current inflation it is probably too little, too late.

A relative of mine became a teacher after a career switch, and while she likes the work, there are many frustrations:

- Parents have a 'the customer is always right'-attitude, and complain about everything, but their kids are perfect of course.

- Some years ago NL decided to cut down on schools for kids with special needs, so every class now has a few very disruptive kids who have nowhere else to go. This is a very frustrating situation for everyone: the disruptive kids don't get proper guidance, the 'normal' kids get lower quality classes, and teachers have to deal with problematic behaviour.

- The shortage of teachers makes it hard to find replacements when calling in sick, plenty of teachers feel pressure to work when sick. This is of course a bad combo with the whole Corona situation.

- Teachers spend a lot of (unpaid) time grading and other administrative BS.

- Management is out of touch, they don't listen to their staff and think up time-consuming plans that are doomed to fail. (well, this is not specific to education) - Management is very unstable. The schools my kids go to had a different director pretty much each year.