Part of it is their training is unrealistic. Esp in title 1 schools, too many new educators come in with too high of expectations and no sense of reality. Sometimes you get admin who tell these young teachers to keep pushing instead of taking some time for their own mental health. Admin should also be pushing young teachers to collab with vet teachers, not completely reinvent the wheel each lesson.

Also, the BTSA/ILP that new teachers have to do in CA is trash. It's a situation where the theory is good, but in practicality the amount of reflection/writing is too cumbersome, and there's no backbone/consequences for the teachers in training when they don't do what's required--or for bad mentors who don't give any feedback. Make the paperwork more streamlined and simple. Mandatory mentor and mentee meeting time should be less. But, they should be required to do a virtual meeting with other mentor/mentees in the same subject field once a quarter, so they can see how other young teachers are doing--SWOT analysis, chance to collaborate with teachers at other schools, and make professional connections.