Teacher Burnout
Teacher burnout is a situation in which a teacher is in a state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, detachment, and feelings of ineffectiveness, and a lack of accomplishment
Signs of burnout
- Appetite and weight issues
- Depression and anxiety
- Chronic Fatigue or exhaustion
- Becoming bored with the job
- Consistently feeling overwhelmed by the workload
- Increasingly having a negative attitude toward school and students
- Lowering standards for students and self
Types of teacher burnout
- Health/family
- Exhaustion
- Overload
Causes of teacher burnout
- Students behaviors including disrespect & inattentiveness
- Lack of support from administration
- Low salary
- Poor communication with parents and administration
- Work overload
- Lack of time for each lesson or segment of the day
- Lack of time in the day to adequately prepare for the lesson
- Working in close contact with students who experience abuse, neglect, and trauma in the home or foster care
Ways to overcome teacher burnout
- Monitor your feelings
- Solve problems quickly
- Take a day off
- Pick up teaching something new
- Establish routines
- Know your limits and set them
- Take your advice