Posts Tagged ‘teacher burnout’
School Counselor Self-Care: 5 Essential Ways to Renew Your Energy and Avoid Burnout
As elementary school counselors, we spend our days helping students navigate challenges, build resilience, manage emotions, and develop the skills they need to succeed. While this work is incredibly rewarding, it can also be emotionally demanding. Constantly caring for others without intentionally caring for yourself can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and decreased job satisfaction.…
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Four Ways to Overcome Burnout At my age, I talk to a lot of retired teachers as well as many educators who are counting the years until they can retire. While I do know teachers who absolutely love their work, there are a large number who are dissatisfied. In fact, about 50% of new teachers…
Read More5 Ways to Create a Summer of Renewal
Do this… Not this Does summer mean a time of renewal for you? How do you make that happen? Here’s how NOT to make it happen: Dive into the weeks ahead with no plan except to fill every moment with enriching activities. Schedule back to back camps or sports activities for the kids. Volunteer for every…
Read MoreSuffer from mid-year burnout no more…
Get Fired Up and Finish Strong The school year is more than half over and much of the excitement and anticipation of a new class is long gone. How can you keep the energy and enthusiasm going for the next few months? How can you maintain a positive focus in the midst of the negative…
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