産休で休むことに罪悪感を感じてしまう。職場が忙しすぎて同僚に迷惑をかけてしまうのではないかと思うから。

Women teachers feel guilty about taking time off for maternity leave. Because they think their workplaces are too busy and they may bother their colleagues.

 人間ドッグだろうか？人間ドックだろうか？

A human dog? A human dock (Human health checkup)?

国民投票運動には選挙運動と違って罰則はない。教職員が学校外で国民投票運動をしても問題ない。

There are no penalties for referendum campaigns, unlike election campaigns. Teachers and staff may campaign for the referendum outside of school.

文部科学省は、働き方改革を叫びながら、業務を増やす。

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) increases its workload while crying out for work style reform.

文科省の施策はいつも机上の空論。絵に描いた餅でうまくいかない。

The MEXT’s programs are always empty theories on the table. They are just rice cakes drawn in pictures and they don’t work.

ダイエットは難しい。業務のダイエット（＝業務スクラップ）も難しい。どちらもやらなければ死に至る可能性があるという点で共通している。

Dieting is difficult. “Business dieting” (= business scrapping) is also difficult. Both have in common the possibility of death if not done.

岐阜市が生徒が教師に悩みなどを相談できるアプリを開発し、中学校で実証実験を行った。

Gifu City has developed an application that allows students to talk to their teachers about their problems, and conducted a demonstration test at junior high schools.

「ワレワレノケイカクハカンペキダ」とばかりに文部科学省は次々と業務をビルドし続ける。教員は多忙化にあえいでいる。その裏には、教員を自由にさせたがらない政治家がいる。

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) continues to build up school operations one after another, like saying, “Our plan is perfect. ” Teachers are becoming busier and busier. Behind the scenes, there are politicians who do not want to let teachers be free.

7月1日に教員免許更新制が廃止になった。教員免許更新制を廃止にしただけだと、政権与党は教員の質が低下する可能性があると考え、新しい研修制度を導入しようとしている。しかし、現在、教職員は残業代がでない中、過労死ラインで業務を行っている者も多い。

On July 1, the teacher license renewal system was abolished. Believing that simply abolishing the teacher license renewal system may result in a decline in the quality of teachers, the ruling party is trying to introduce a new teacher training system. However, many teachers  are currently working at the overtime line with no overtime pay.

大阪府立高校教諭が長時間労働で適応障害を発症した。校長に死んでしまうと訴えたが、校長は休むようにと声を掛けただけだった。教育長は府の主張が認められず残念とコメント。知事は控訴しないことに決定した。

A teacher at an Osaka prefectural high school developed an adjustment disorder after working long hours. He complained to the principal that he was going to die, but the principal just asked him to take a break. The director of education commented that he was disappointed that the claim of the prefectural government was not accepted. The governor decided not to appeal.