Preventing teacher stress and burnout is possible with careful planning and care about yourself as a teacher! Every Spring I used to feel like quitting teaching. I could not handle everything happening around me. There were simply too many demands. Ten years later, and still teaching in the schools, I am now working with many young colleagues who are going through similar difficult periods. I have started a page devoted to teacher stress management hoping to share both my personal … [Read more...]
3 Tips to Manage Teacher Stress and Difficult Emotions at the End of the School Year
I remember my first four years of teaching at a public school. Difficult situations with parents would simply bring me down for days. The teacher stress was so intense that I always thought about quitting right around April and May . Ten years later and still teaching, I am excited to share tips for managing teacher stress in the prevent teacher stress section of my blog. The end of the school year is the most difficult time for all teachers. All great teachers have bad days. It is funny, … [Read more...]
3 Quick Tips to Stop Being Constantly Overwhelmed by Teaching
I love teaching music to kids! But there was a point in my teaching when I had lost track of my real goal - focusing all my efforts to develop an amazing music program. When I started teaching music in the schools I was feeling overwhelmed by teaching. The competing demands and the overwhelming paperwork that was expected of me was simply too much. The forms and the deadlines just kept coming. I needed to find a way to beat the administrative demands and focus my work on what I do … [Read more...]
The Price I will Gladly Pay for My Teacher Sanity
Time for this busy teacher to get a break and prevent burnout! Right? I just came back from a meditation, yoga and hiking trip to Zion and Bryce National Praks. I visited Southwest Adventure Guide Retreat Center and I had the time of my life there! I felt I didn't pay enough for the retreat based on what I got in return! As I am back and working on my new posts, I am thinking, how about a teacher retreat? Not the ones that tell you how to teach but one that helps you preserve yourself at … [Read more...]