Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer/experience 'burnout'.
the 'burnout' rate among teachers
a novel about academic 'burnouts'
(..) It's a bull's eye. What were you saying when you came in? So, ahem, I found a guy who was on the college editorial staff when Kern was there. This burnout, still pumping mimeographed manifestos out of a trailer park in the Berkshires. You're not planning on talking to him. Peter Russo. Good. (..)2013 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 2 Season: 1 Episode 2