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Teachers Like Tickner Seek Work-Life Balance Solutions

4/18/2026

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Dena Tickner is a teacher and mother of two who struggles to balance work and family.
She returned to full-time teaching after an eight-year break and finds the workload overwhelming.
The NASUWT union reports many teachers like Tickner are considering leaving the profession over work-life balance.
She values her husband’s remote-work flexibility and says schools must adopt more flexible arrangements to retain teachers.

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Story summary

Dena Tickner is a teacher and mother of two who struggles to balance work and family.
She returned to full-time teaching after an eight-year break and finds the workload overwhelming.
The NASUWT union reports many teachers like Tickner are considering leaving the profession over work-life balance.
She values her husband’s remote-work flexibility and says schools must adopt more flexible arrangements to retain teachers.