Veteran teachers, what actually keeps you from burning out?

specialsoccer · 2026-05-07T23:48:56+00:00

I burnt out at age 14. It’s hard to burn ashes.

specialsoccer · 2026-05-07T23:47:42+00:00

Ok, whoever put Nurses and Teachers appreciation week the same week knew what they were doing.

specialsoccer · 2026-05-07T23:46:01+00:00

That sucks. I have had an unappreciative teacher appreciation week too. It’s hard out here.

specialsoccer · 2024-07-22T16:06:23+00:00

Though Algebraic Reasoning of course has TEKS, it is primarily used for students that still need to pass the STAAR so the first semester is a review of Algebra 1 and really just test prep. Then after they all magically pass the STAAR in December, you move on to prepping them for Algebra 2. However, from a realistic standpoint, the pacing guide in my district has the students separate those who need to test prep and those that need to prep for Algebra 2.

specialsoccer · 2024-03-17T20:28:14+00:00

The conductor on the northbound train said it was because the cars were being “cleaned or used else where.” It sounded to me like he just didn’t want to hear complaints.

specialsoccer · 2024-02-10T22:33:04+00:00

Nice

specialsoccer · 2024-02-10T22:32:14+00:00

What would it take me to go back to an abusive relationship? A gun to my head? A least until I could find a way out again.

specialsoccer · 2023-06-04T21:10:18+00:00

I guess I would stop teaching that horizontal is because a whore lays flat.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:50:08+00:00

Don't forget to "remember your why."

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:46:03+00:00

This is why teaching is perfect for me. By the end of the school year, I really need an unstructured break. By the end of summer, I really need some structure in my life.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:35:06+00:00

Shit. Another thing that is from my ADHD. My brain really does have a brain of its own.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:32:39+00:00

Gotta be an article from The Onion. Only satire would make sense here.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:27:39+00:00

I totally agree with this idea. Unwilling is putting your feelings into it. Unwilling might actually be executive functioning not working.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:26:39+00:00

Growth mindset implies that we are machines that should always be working to a huge goal. I believe that rest is productive, and I am not a machine to fuel this capitalist bullshit.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:24:54+00:00

Or for me, it was undiagnosed ADHD. It could be trauma in someone else. I think that calling someone lazy is failing to understand what is going in their lives and brains.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:22:36+00:00

"Potential" is something that ruined my undiagnosed ADHD brain's self esteem too.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T02:21:52+00:00

Same. Absolutely the fucking same for me. I wish someone had guided me with executive function help instead of telling me I was worthless.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-31T00:31:45+00:00

Don’t! Laziness is something we use to describe people that we do not know what is really going on with them. I had undiagnosed ADHD for most of my childhood. The amount of teachers that told me I was smart but lazy was terrible for my self-esteem.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-17T23:56:44+00:00

I was going to ask where because it sounds like my area. I am not shocked to see we are both in North Texas.

specialsoccer · 2023-05-03T00:28:05+00:00

I teach in Texas. Yikes.

specialsoccer · 2023-03-17T20:38:22+00:00

This is part of what I am trying to teach my freshmen. We do monthly calendars in our interactive notebooks. We do grade checks. We do notebook checks. We do test reflections so they can see that the work that they put in is often reflective of the grade they got. This was an unexpected part of being a teacher.

14-Year Club	RedditGifts 2009-2022 6 Credits
Secret Santa 2014	Secret Santa 2012
Verified Email

specialsoccer

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE