Hot Take: Terrible & Terrific Teacher Truths

One 5th grade teacher's journey to tackle burn out for herself, one month at a time. Tune in to read about how this teacher tries to have fun and laugh with insightful reflections as well as useful tips and tricks to try for those tough teachers out there. Buckle up for the Hot Take: Terrible & Terrific Teacher Truths.

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  • Joyful June

    Teacher Tip #28 Pick Your Battles Take it from someone who chose to speak their truth seconds into the start of summer – pick your end of year battles wisely. As my principal pokes and prods at your clearly established summer boundaries all June, the lesson I have learned is to maintain control over your Read more

  • May is Mayhem

    As I write this in the middle of June, looking back at May seems like a whole lifetime ago. After last summer’s stress that I could not shake, I consciously tried to “surf into summer,” starting by managing my stress in May. My first thought for teacher survival tips for May is to do just Read more

  • Accomplish & Appreciate April

    Teacher Truth #24 – Accomplish the Small Things With warmer weather, more sunshine and less indoor recess, hope finally begins to bloom. Hope that if we work hard now, when summer comes we will be ready to relax. Hope that if we just finish this year, maybe next year will be better (even if we Read more

  • March is for the teachers

    Teacher Truth #21 Spring Break is Sacred Nothing makes you appreciate your spring break like learning about nearby schools that only have a four day weekend, some weekend in April. Blasphemy! Every teacher, every student, every staff member from the Principal to the Custodian needs a full five day spring break. Let me first just Read more

  • February Flew By

    With moments of joy and celebration, fatigue and failure; February came and flew by in a flash. After the black hole of time that paraded as January’s eternity, February did feel, for a moment, like a breath. Like the breath that you take before taking the next plunge, the weeks leading up to spring break. Read more

  • Just Make it Through January

    Teacher Truth #15 January is Just Survival I used to think that October, with Halloween widely recognized and celebrated in schools in the USA, was the worst month to teach. Boy, oh boy, was I wrong. January brought with it freezing temperatures, some snow days and a reminder that bouncing back after a break is Read more

  • Never Forget What Matters November

    Teacher Truth #12: Community makes it count November is the month to be grateful right? For friends and family, of course. Also, to the humans that help teachers survive the battle of the season. To the people that are expected and unexpected, traditional and new, to the importance of community for all humans. It may Read more

  • Simple Things September

    Some months drag forever, some weeks feel like an eternity. No time flies like the start of the school year in September. When every step forward feels like two steps back, it’s no surprise to look up into the face of October with shock. Here is this teacher’s hot take on preventing burn on in Read more