Few professions outrank the nobility of educating. Teachers around the world display incredible amounts of patience and compassion when it comes to how they treat their students. Despite the heroics they perform on a daily basis in the classroom, many teachers struggle with taking adequate care of themselves. The physical, mental and emotional stress that is put on to teachers drains them to a level of exhaustion that’s hard to comprehend. Unfortunately, many teachers fail to ever effectively handle this stress and as a result, will find themselves slipping throughout the year. As it’s important in any profession, self-care is particularly important within the educational sector. Teachers need to recharge to continue giving their 100% to their students. To learn more about the ways in which self-care can contribute to a better balance in and out of the classroom for teachers, continue reading on to the resource accompanying this post.
Check out Teacher Self-Care 101, provided by Curriculum Associates; an organization offering lessons in k-5 reading.
