Friday, July 19, 2013
"Teacher Burnout: You're Not Alone"
This article comes from Edutopia: Nicholas Provenzano's Blog. It is at this time of year that I start planning out my year. I am shopping for ideas and materials needed, but it also makes me think of the stress from the year before. Last year, I started teaching fifth grade again after a two year stint in second grade. I had to get used to a new classroom, students, and a partner teacher who wasn't happy about the changes going on. I get that "burnout" feeling just thinking about it, but Nick gives you a little pep talk within this article and also get you thinking about developing a PLN (personal learning network) with social media. Going out and looking for others like you can help that "burnout" feeling be less consuming of the great teaching that you are doing within your classroom.
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I just posted the same article to my blog. I completely agree with you. I am fortunate enough to have an amazing department within our school that serves as my own PLN. we are close enough to where we can all sit down and share concerns. It is nice to have that tight group just down the hall.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really great article. My first year teaching I was hired in with four other people and after three years I am the only one from that group still teaching. I really feel like teachers need a support system to avoid burning out , luckily I am blessed with a wonderful mentor but i know many teacher who are not as blessed who could really use some of Nick advise . thank you for sharing this post.
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