2. A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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5. 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 .
6. SOME THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER: THE QUALITY OF A STUDENT’S EDUCATION CANNOT EXCEED THE QUALITY OF A SCHOOL’S STAFF .
7. 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.
8. 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.
11. What makes for a GOOD day at work for you? What makes for a BAD day at work?
12. 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?
13. This is all about intersections. You / Young people You / Colleagues You / The System You / SELF You / Friends, Family You / The Profession You / Parents You / Community
14. 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)
16. The Road to Burnout is Paved With Good Intentions Emotional exhaustion: Teachers feel that they can no longer give of themselves to students as they did earlier in their careers. When do you feel you’re doing your best work? Where are you? With whom are you? What part of your SELF is most engaged? When do you feel you’re not able to be your best? Where are you? What parts of your day? What role are you playing? What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive places and events and decrease the negative?
17. The 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 most upbeat and positive? Where are you? With whom are you? What part of your SELF is most engaged? When do you become the most negative? Where are you? What parts of your day? What role are you playing? What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive places and events and decrease the negative?
18. The 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 fired up for teaching? What role are you playing? With whom are you? What part of your SELF is most engaged? When do you feel most ineffective and unmotivated? Where are you? What parts of your day? What role are you playing? What are THREE things YOU can do to increase the positive places and events and decrease the negative?
20. The reasons you chose this profession. Potential job stress & personal toll Ways in which you now operate and behave The further the distance, the greater the risk.
Asked to indicate the relative health of the community.
Introductions role, state, place of employment Why did this session attract you?
Dual metaphor: 1 --> systems and the people within them 2 --> personal practice and personal passions, needs, interests
ARE YOU ASKED THE QUESTION? DO YOU ASK IT OF OTHERS? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RESPONSES? WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS IF YOUR ANSWERS AREN’T LISTENED TO?
The quality of a staff climate will rarely exceed the health and happiness of the individuals in the staff.
Think of a systems change that went well because of personal changes. Think of a systems change that struggled because of personal issues.
How many of you are happier, healthier because of this mindfulness? Work in an environment? Work w/ colleagues and admin? THIS IS NOT ONLY THE MOST OVERLOOKED AREA FOR EDUCATION REFORM, IT’S ALSO THE LEAST TALKED ABOUT!
why are your friends/family glad that you do this work? ***********Fill in the circle handout******************
Starts in higher ed: we know our students need to be thinking about this, but we don’t have time Collegial Personal REAL QUESTIONS: LIKE WHAT DOES SAFETY MEAN?
