How to Be a Teacher for More Than 5 Years Without Killing Yourself Or Others There are some crazy teacher statistics out there. Many say that nearly half of all teachers will leave the profession within five years. It took me nine years before I decided to walk away from teaching. Teacher burnout is very real. It’s important to gird the loins of your mind and heart to make teaching sustainable. I decided to make a short list of things that we all know but easily forget. You’re more than a teacher You are someone’s wife or someone’s brother. Remember it’s a job You can read my other post to read more in depth about this. Set boundaries and keep them Try not to stay at school until the custodians kicks you out. Don’t get full of yourself I pretty much thought I was the man by my third year teaching. Have other hobbies besides education One of the things that helped kill my career as a teacher was that I let education become a hobby. Don’t let teaching consume you Learn to let go of the illusion of control. Manage your expectations Teaching is hard. Take care of yourself
Coddled Kids Crumble The results of over a decade of nonstop hand-holding and helicopter parenting are boomeranging back to parents and educators. Many college students are showing an alarming lack of even basic internal coping skills. As a result, today’s colleges and universities are becoming equal parts psychologists, in absentia parents, and even academic scapegoats (when students don’t get the grades they thought they would). Related: How to Thrive in College “The idea of fragility is now an overarching theme in kids,” said Lenore Skenazy, founder of FreeRangeKids.com. In the continuing infantilizing of America’s young people, colleges report having to warn kids when they are going to talk about something that might be mentally troubling in class, with a so-called “trigger warning.” At the University of California, Santa Barbara, the student government recently passed a resolution that makes these "trigger warnings" mandatory. What is happening to the youth of America? A world without F.
17 Netflix films you should see that you might not have.. life lessons from an olympian What does it take to jump from a 40-story building, fly through the air at 60 miles an hour, and execute perfect landings? Courage, character, and confidence come to mind. Or, as two-time Olympian and six-time national champion Nordic ski jumper Jim Holland reveals, it’s a combination of timing, attitude, and focused persistence. “Unravel any great success story in the world,” explains Jim “and the picture is not what you imagine. Ironically, when Jim retired from competing at 26, he felt adrift. “It wasn’t until later, I realized everything that helped me as an athlete could be directly applicable to success in business.” 1) Inspiration. 2) Dogged persistence. 3) A positive frame of mind. The belief in what could be possible, combined with the ability to seize an opportunity, led Jim to turn a series of brainstorming sessions with John into a successful venture. “Work harder than anyone else, that’s the mantra my parents instilled in us,” concludes Jim.
10 All Natural Ways to Stop Feeling Depressed Life is a drag.What’s the point of anything?I’ll never be happy. Do any of these gloomy thoughts sound familiar? It’s likely they do. The occasional case of the blues is perfectly normal, but that doesn’t make dealing with it any easier. While these suggestions won’t eliminate your problems, they can help you break a negative thought pattern and stop feeling depressed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. There's no app for good teaching 8 ways to think about tech in ways that actually improve the classroom. Bringing technology into the classroom often winds up an awkward mash-up between the laws of Murphy and Moore: What can go wrong, will — only faster. It’s a multi-headed challenge: Teachers need to connect with classrooms filled with distinct individuals. We all want learning to be intrinsically motivated and mindful, yet we want kids to test well and respond to bribes (er, extrinsic rewards). Meanwhile, there’s a multi-billion-dollar industry, in the US alone, hoping to sell apps and tech tools to school boards. There’s no app for that. But there are touchstones for bringing technology into the classroom. “App-transcendence,” says Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard’s graduate school of education who is known for his theory of multiple intelligences, “is when you put the apps away and use your own wits, not someone else’s.” 1. Skip the templates and overly pat apps. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Featured artwork via iStock.
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The Norwegian Secret To Enjoying A Long Winter Editor’s Note: This article is one of the top 10 Leadership stories of 2015. See the full list here. As the days get darker and colder in much of the northern hemisphere, it’s easy to indulge in gloom. For the next few months, you’ll be shivering. The gloom leads to a common question: What can I do to cope with the dark and cold? If you truly want to be happy during winter, though, this is the wrong approach to the season. That’s the takeaway from research done by Kari Leibowitz, currently a PhD student at Stanford University, who spent August 2014 to June 2015 on a Fulbright scholarship in Tromsø in northern Norway. At first, she was asking "Why aren’t people here more depressed?" It turns out that in northern Norway, "people view winter as something to be enjoyed, not something to be endured," says Leibowitz, and that makes all the difference. Lessons From The Far North To be sure, there are some aspects of the near-polar culture that might be hard to emulate elsewhere. A Mindset Shift
Infomercial GIfs, because real life is hard In 1968 Vermont Banned Billboards. Here’s Why In 1968 the state of Vermont passed a landmark anti-billboard law and the landscape has been billboard-free ever since. The law was the result of the extraordinary efforts of one man, Ted Riehle (1924 – 2007), who was determined to preserve the natural beauty of Vermont. According to John Kessler, chair of the Travel Information Council, the law’s original goals remain the same today: “We need to provide information to the traveler, but do not want to compromise our natural scenery. Nathaniel Gibson continues: “Businesses may display an on-premise sign up to 150 square feet… Off-premise signs — the official name for billboards — are not allowed, unless TIC grants an exemption. Below you will find 15 compelling reasons why Vermont (along with Alaska, Hawaii and Maine) banned billboards. [Sources: AdWeek, VPR, Nathaniel Gibson] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15.
Flirting, Courtesy of Daily Odd Compliment Dear Teachers: You're Not Fooling Me | Alamo City Moms Blog Dear teachers, As a mom to a gaggle of kids, I’m a little consumed this time of year. I’ve spent hours at the store going over different school supplies lists and checking off stuff as I throw it in my cart. We have six kids in our home that we are sending off to school this year—five of whom are girls. My nights for the next nine months will be filled with trying to get dinner on the table at a decent hour while managing piles upon piles of forms I need to fill out, slips I need to turn in, meetings I need to attend, box tops I need to cut, and t-shirts I need to buy. Then there’s the emotional hit I’ll take when I drop my babies off with their new backpacks snugly hugging their bodies. Bottom line, sweet teachers: school just started, and I’m wiped out. Then I see you. I see that you’re dressed in your nicest outfit, which I have no doubt you carefully planned and possibly changed a time or two. I see that you’ve gone all out. I see the emotions behind your pretty smile.