If you wonder what's so hard about being a teacher, look at this list of challenges they faced the last few years:

1. AI in classrooms
2. AI homework
3. Diversity in the classroom
4. Keeping parents involved and informed
5. Students not working up to grade level requirements
6. Demands of an expanded curriculum
7. Disrespect from students

I won't go into each of these. That I'll save for a different article. Instead, I'll focus on tech teachers--what I do. It's a bit different than a classroom teacher. Here are a list of the types of tech problems tech teachers in your school are more likely to face. They're similar to the above list, with a few differences:

1. rapidly changing technology
2. expensive technology that is underfunded
3. expanded need of internet for lessons and classwork when many homes don't have that available
4. lack of training in the nuances of technology, the apps, and the applications
5. security for sensitive material and cybersecurity for student work
6. lack of student understanding of technology and its basics

It's tempting to think the tech teacher will snap her/his fingers and solve these issues.