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Teacher Burnout



Teachers are a unique form of caregiver, specializing in caring for the intellectual, social, and emotional development of the children in our midst. While this job can be extremely rewarding, it can also be physically, emotionally, and mentally draining. As responsibilities and parental and administrative expectations on teachers are increasing, in many communities substantive institutional support is decreasing. As our society has shifted its childcare responsibilities to schools, teachers are becoming burnt out at alarming rates, developing anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, intense guilt, and anger. It is extremely important for teachers to develop self-care strategies and other preventative or supportive measures in order to protect themselves against overwhelm, and to be able to accept—without guilt—if they have reached the point at which they need to walk away.

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The Burnout Cure: Learning to Love Teaching Again

How can you energize yourself to maintain or regain a positive outlook and love of teaching? What specific, immediate actions can you take to enhance your well-being and thrive both on and off the job? Award-winning teacher Chase Mielke draws from his own research, lesson plans, and experiences...

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Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators

The key to thriving, as both a human and an educator, rests in mindfulness, reflection, and daily self-care activities.

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Practicing Presence: Simple Self-Care Strategies for Teachers

When teachers care for themselves deeply and deliberately, they are better able to care for the people that matter most in their lives—their students, friends, and families. Practicing Presence focuses not on doing, but rather on being present in the life of the classroom.

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The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life

Wisdom that’s been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decades, The Courage to Teach speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well.

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Teaching When the World Is on Fire: Authentic Classroom Advice, from Climate Justice to Black Lives Matter

Is it okay to discuss politics in class? What are constructive ways to help young people process the daily news coverage of sexual assault? How can educators engage students around Black Lives Matter? Climate change? Confederate statue controversies? Immigration? Hate speech? In Teaching When the...

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The Teacher's Guide to Self-Care: Build Resilience, Avoid Burnout, and Bring a Happier and Healthier You to the Classroom

Practical Self-Care Solutions for the Busy Teacher Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed-out much of the time? You’re not alone! But teaching doesn’t have to be this way. Practicing self-care is critical to building resilience and creating a sustainable career as a teacher.

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Teacher's Field Guide: 7 Truths About Teaching to Help You Start off Strong, Avoid Burnout, and Stay in Love with Teaching

Fifty percent of new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. Of those who stay, most go through periods of burnout.

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180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators (A 36-Week Plan of Low-Cost Self-Care for Teachers and Educators)

Rely on 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators to help you lead a happier, healthier, more fulfilled life inside and outside of the classroom. With author Tina H.

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Dr. Richard Davidson on Teachers and Mindfulness

Study from the Center for Healthy Minds shows mindfulness training can help reduce teacher stress and burnout.

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Seven Strategies for Embracing the Emotional Labor of Teaching

I decided to investigate emotional labor and translate relevant strategies for early childhood educators to postsecondary educators. What follows are seven strategies for navigating emotional labor in order to better teach college students.

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