How to Be a Teacher for More Than 5 Years Without Killing Yourself Or Others
There are some crazy teacher statistics out there. Many say that nearly half of all teachers will leave the profession within five years.[1]
It took me nine years before I decided to walk away from teaching. Teacher burnout is very real. It’s important to gird the loins of your mind and heart to make teaching sustainable. And yes, I used gird and loins in the same sentence. Deal.
I decided to make a short list of things that we all know but easily forget.
You’re more than a teacher
You are someone’s wife or someone’s brother. You might be a mom or a dad or a friend or a daughter or an uncle. Yes, you are a teacher. But you are so much more than that. Don’t let teaching define you.
Remember it’s a job
You can read my other post to read more in depth about this. Teaching might be the best thing to ever happen to you. It could be the best career you will ever have. But it IS career. It is okay to love, love, love it with kittens, rainbows, and Trapper Keepers. But try to remember it’s still a job.
Set boundaries and keep them
Try not to stay at school until the custodians kicks you out. Security
