The Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 1 September/October 1996 from the NL ...

support from other adults on questions of responsibility, what is the message received by children? Manyteachers have indicated that they feel paralyzed and powerless.""Teacher organizations, schools and school jurisdictions need to monitor the quality of teachers' lives," saysMs. Morris. "We need to assess the physical, mental and emotional state of teachers, and find ways topromote teacher wellness." She added: "The tensions and uncertainties in our schools are eating the heartout of our teaching population. To ignore or deny this would be to ignore or deny the fact that on the frontlines, all is not well."Maureen Morris concluded her address on a more positive note, stating: "I have seen things that havefrustrated me, angered me, or reduced me to tears. But I have also seen things that made me roar withlaughter, that reinforced my sense of pride as a teacher, and that left me feeling exhausted but exhilarated.We must talk about our successes for they are numerous; we must promote our public schools with pride;and, we must attribute the success for our schools to those people who deserve the credit Canada'steachers."