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So! How are the adults?So! How are the adults?
A good t e ache r is like a - candle
it consume s it se lf t o light .t he way fo r o the rs
SOME THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER:THE QUALITY OF
A STUDENT’ S EDUCATION
CANNOT EXCEED THE
QUALITY OF A SCHOOL’ S
STAFF.
THE QUALITY OF A SCHOOL’ S CLIMATE
CANNOT EXCEED THE QUALITY OF
A SCHOOL’ S STAFF CLIMATE.
SOME THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER:
THE QUALITY OF A STUDENT’ S EDUCATION
CANNOT EXCEED THE
QUALITY OF A SCHOOL’ S
STAFF.
SCHOOL CLIMATE EMINATES FROM STAFF CLIMATE. BUT WHERE DOES THAT EMINATE FROM?
THE QUALITY OF THE STAFF CLIMATE WILL RARELY EXCEED THE HEALTH,
HAPPINESS, HUMOR, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUAL STAFF
MEMBERS.
SCHOOL CLIMATE EMINATES FROM STAFF CLIMATE. BUT WHERE DOES THAT EMINATE FROM?
THE QUALITY OF THE STAFF CLIMATE WILL RARELY EXCEED THE HEALTH,
HAPPINESS, HUMOR, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUAL STAFF
MEMBERS.PSST!
YOUR STUDENTS REALLY WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY AND WELL.
SYSTEMS CHANGE
PERSONAL CHANGE
What makes for a GOOD
day at work for you?
What makes for a GOOD
day at work for you?
What makes for a BAD day at work?
What makes for a GOOD
day at work for you?
What makes for a BAD day at work?
What can SAVE a bad day
at work?
This is all about intersections.
You / Young peopleYou / Young peopleYou / ColleaguesYou / Colleagues
You / The You / The SystemSystem
You / SELFYou / SELF
You / Friends, FamilyYou / Friends, Family
You / The ProfessionYou / The Profession
You / ParentsYou / Parents
You / CommunityYou / Community
Burnout is a state of exhaustion that results from working too intensely and without concern for one’s own needs.(Herbert Freudenberger, a researcher who coined the term “burnout” in 1974)
Opportunities LostOpportunities Lost
Opportunities UsedOpportunities Used
Opportunities to be Leveraged BetterOpportunities to be Leveraged Better
The Road to Burnout is Paved With Good IntentionsThe Road to Burnout is Paved With Good Intentions
Emotional exhaustion: Emotional exhaustion: Teachers feel that they can no Teachers feel that they can no longer give of themselves to students as they did earlier longer give of themselves to students as they did earlier in their careers.in their careers.
When do you feel you’re When do you feel you’re doing your best work?doing your best work?
Where are you?Where are you?With whom are you?With whom are you?
What part of your SELF is most engaged?What part of your SELF is most engaged?
When do you feel you’re When do you feel you’re not able to be your best?not able to be your best?
Where are you?Where are you?What parts of your day?What parts of your day?
What role are you playing?What role are you playing?
What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive places and events and decrease the negative?places and events and decrease the negative?
The Road to Burnout is Paved With Good IntentionsThe Road to Burnout is Paved With Good Intentions
Depersonalization: Teachers develop negative, cynical, and sometimes callous attitudes towards students, parents, and/or colleagues.
When is your attitude the When is your attitude the most upbeat and positive?most upbeat and positive?
Where are you?Where are you?With whom are you?With whom are you?
What part of your SELF is most engaged?What part of your SELF is most engaged?
When do you become the When do you become the most negative?most negative?
Where are you?Where are you?What parts of your day?What parts of your day?
What role are you playing?What role are you playing?
What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive places and events and decrease the negative?places and events and decrease the negative?
The Road to Burnout is Paved With Good IntentionsThe Road to Burnout is Paved With Good Intentions
Diminished Personal Accomplishment: Teachers perceive themselves as ineffective in helping students learn, and unmotivated in fulfilling their other school responsibilities.
When are you the most When are you the most fired up for teaching?fired up for teaching?
What role are you playing?What role are you playing?With whom are you?With whom are you?
What part of your SELF is most engaged?What part of your SELF is most engaged?
When do you feel most When do you feel most ineffective and unmotivated?ineffective and unmotivated?
Where are you?Where are you?What parts of your day?What parts of your day?
What role are you playing?What role are you playing?
What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive places and events and decrease the negative?places and events and decrease the negative?
INTERSECTIONSINTERSECTIONS
OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES
Fulfillment Fulfillment and and
SatisfactionSatisfaction
The reasons youchose this profession.
Potential job Potential job stress & stress &
personal tollpersonal toll
Ways in which younow operate
and behave
The further the distance, the greater the risk.
What we know.
What we do.
Don’t Wait.
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