The purpose of this study is to examine the circumstances of teachers’ struggles in relation to the social context of education. Teachers have endured troubled school fields for a long time. However, studies so far have not been very interested in how teachers have endured or how changes in school contexts relate to their struggle. Current research focuses on the professional development of teachers or deal with the difficulties of specific teachers in specific situations. These studies are limited in their ability to interpret and establish connections between teachers’ struggles and the socio-cultural context. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to view teachers’ struggles as a socio-cultural phenomenon rather than an issue specific to individual teachers. In addition, the focus was on the connection between teachers’ struggles and the structural context of the Korean education. The study includes Lee Sun-young (pseudonym), a teacher with ten years of experience, who faced challenges in her school. The study was conducted with a narrative inquiry methodology. The findings revealed the narrative structures of “persuaded career path”, “classroom enduring alone”, “teachers without communication”, and “hiding oneself”. Based on the findings, the discussion highlights that the culture of an “unsupportive school” fosters the emergence of the “self-blaming teacher” within the context of an “isolated classroom.” In other words, the school structure in which individual teachers are responsible for everything in the classroom isolated them and made themselves devalued. Therefore, it is suggested that fostering relationships built on recognition and mutual respect is necessary. This study contributes to understanding the relationship between personalities, school culture, and structure in relation to teachers’ struggles. It also addresses and narrows the academic gap in the literature on teachers’ struggles.