Winnipeg Free Press Save to Read Later Pandemic pressures have Manitoba teachers exhausted to the point of feeling ineffective and withdrawing from their students at far greater rates than colleagues across the country, a new study suggests. Winnipeg Free Press Pandemic pressures have Manitoba teachers exhausted to the point of feeling ineffective and withdrawing from their students at far greater rates than colleagues across the country, a new study suggests. "They are so overwhelmed right now. It’s not that they don’t care about the kids anymore — it’s overwhelming for them to care as much as they care," said Laura Sokal, who is leading an ongoing research project on teacher well-being out of the University of Winnipeg.