Teacher Self-Care 101

Though few would disagree about just how admirable a profession like teaching is, even fewer would disagree about the stress that it must pose on an individual. Teaching has been known to require a great deal of patience, but it also requires a dedicated level of care that must be extended to each and every student. Despite displaying patience in abundance, teachers are all but certainly struggling in silence. Considering the fact that there are additional job-related inconveniences that can cause overwhelming feelings of stress and burnout, there is a lot that must be done in order to maintain composure. This becomes much harder to do when schools provide their teachers with insufficient resources and excessive working hours. In hopes of reducing the continuously rising levels of teacher burnout, the importance of self-care has never been more prevalent. Interested in learning about the ways in which you can protect your mental well-being and improving the quality of education provided for generations to come? Please read on to the infographic accompanying this post, Teacher Self-Care 101, for more information on how to keep yourself above the burnout line this coming school year.