Teacher work: Reflections on health and teacher's suffering

Abstract

This text deals with the implications of teaching work on the teacher's health and quality of life. From the conception that work is a fundamental activity for the development of human beings, we consider that the act of working transforms itself into and through work, relating directly to social identity. On the other hand, it is also observed that the centrality it occupies in the daily routine of human life, especially in the category, imposes a conflicting relationship, because despite being loaded with different investments, work conditions and demands are also causes of illness. physical and mental. In this work activity, interpersonal relationships are directly articulated, involving constant emotional experiences. It is a professional field where the subjectivity of affections emerges in daily life, in daily relationships, involving in most situations children and young people in development. As a thesis, it is argued that these movements, which have a direct reflection on the organization of work processes, have serious consequences on teachers' health, in their physical or mental aspects. As a starting point, we consider the results of a study that analyzed aspects related to the health of basic education teachers from seven Brazilian states, among others, articulating a discussion with a qualitative analysis of internship diaries in School Psychology. Our considerations broaden the questions that are imposed on the teacher in contemporary times that cause them to wear and consequent psychic suffering.