Teacher BURNOUT: It Can Be Prevented!
This week I decided to look up ways to not get burnout in teaching. I came across this article/story of a teacher whom prior to school starting, was transferred to a different school. While being transferred she was to come up with lesson plans for four freshman English classes and two language arts classes! On top of that she was facing personal problems which ranged from going through a separation from her husband of a 30 year marriage to having to cope with her son being diagnosed with cancer and having become a father a few weeks later. While teaching at this new education environment she faced teacher bullying by her students which increased the pressure of stress factors gaining up on her. All these stressors lead her to become burnout as a teacher. After reading this story I meditated on how not to burnout as a teacher.
I came up with a few pin points:
1. In teaching and in any profession there will always be stress factors either personal, physical, or educational.
2. Have a realistic view of teaching. It is not that we do not know what to expect about teachings, instead it is that we are unrealistic.
3. Remember why you chose this profession. What were the reasons that lead you to become a teacher?
4. Look past the situations that may arise. Focus. Look for the change being done, as small as it might be, in the life of your students.
5. Don’t Give Up!
6. Wake up each day with a positive attitude. Find something to look forward every day. “Many individuals mess up every new day with yesterday.” Start each day fresh!
Below is the article/story that I read:
http://neatoday.org/2011/06/07/surviving-teacher-burnout-2/
