Hey, Grade Teachers! Whether you teach English in primary, secondary, high school, public or private school, online or offline, burnout can happen to anyone. This is a gradual process, and if you know its signs and how to prevent it, you can safely go through the whole school year. And then the holiday will not turn into treatment, but will bring you pleasure. Have you ever felt that you are going with the flow, doing meaningless lessons, unable to find inspiration, having difficulty coping with your workload, having difficulty finding common ground with your students, generally feeling that you hate everything and everyone or want to cry? Even if at least one of the mentioned things is about you, it may be a sign that you are suffering from burnout. Where does burnout come from? There are many factors, but the most common are: - health problems;
- issues at home;
- bad classroom management;
- lack or unavailability of good teaching resources and materials;
- heavy work schedule and lack of time for effective planning;
- pressure from above and lack of support from school management;
- you take work home with you (for example, check students’ writings);
- boredom.
We have good news: it is better to prevent burnout than to overcome it. And summer is a perfect time to think about how to do it. |
