Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Undoubtedly, as educators, we have all had some sleepless nights. There is a never-ending to-do list that haunts our desks during the day. The attention our students require is mentally and physically draining. We teachers have every reason to be […]
preventing burnout
Posted inOpinion
The Solution to Burnout is Solidarity
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! In Minnesota, nurses recently ended a three-day strike. They’re highly trained professionals, mostly women, who are tired of being underpaid and overworked. Sound familiar? Educators know this experience all too well. In recent weeks, the “teacher shortage crisis” has loomed […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Elementary School, Mental Health, Opinion, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Self Care
Looping Kept Me From Quitting Teaching. Here’s Why
Isolated Students, Exhausted Teachers and a Call for a Familiar Face Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! According to Daniel Malcom at the National Library of Medicine, current trends show that young people are feeling increased levels of loneliness and isolation. This directly correlates with feelings […]
Posted inConfessions of a Teacher
I Left Teaching for a New Career. Here’s Why I’m Still Mourning.
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! The hardest thing about no longer being in education is seeing articles like this: Inside Louisiana’s harshest juvenile lockup. They awaken something in me that is hard to face. These days, I work in EdTech at a company with […]
Posted inFeatured, Special Education
9 Simple Ways to Prevent Burnout in Special Ed Teachers
I recently wrote an entry on my other blog about how I intended to embrace laziness this year, amongst other things, because I feel that I work so hard that I often run myself into the ground. I work hard in my personal life, as the parent of a child with autism, but I work […]
Posted inFeatured, Special Education
Just Say NO! How To Do It the Right Way
As special educators, we often feel obligated to do more than our job requires. The job description becomes blurrier and blurrier with time as we get more job responsibilities tacked on with time–you know you can do that Educational Testing, write that report, and work with kids in small groups, all while following an inclusion […]