The days a teacher experiences in the classroom often take exhaustive tolls. It’s understandable, then, to learn just how many struggle with achieving a work-life balance that actually feels in balance. While teachers will never magically be able to transform their relationship with their job, there are methods to find peace in the madness and attempt to regain a bit more personal control of the day. Teachers can give themselves a 15-minute break, whether at home or school. For example, when children are engaged in an assignment or project, teachers can truly take a moment for themselves and embrace it. At home, teachers can engage in things like a walk through the neighborhood, writing in a journal, performing some stretches, or spending quality time with their pets. It’s all about reducing the stress being experienced and this can be done by fitting short breaks into any schedule and giving teachers a quick reset. To learn more about the ways self-care methods are helping teachers in their attempts at a more meaningful work-life balance, take a moment to review the resource included alongside this post.
Teacher Self-Care 101, a resource created by Curriculum Associates; an organization offering educators and their students diagnostic assessment tools.
