Teaching is a challenging profession that can take a toll on a person’s mental health. Between long hours, difficult students, and constantly changing expectations, it’s no wonder that many teachers struggle with stress, anxiety, and burnout. However, one way that teachers can improve their mental health is by improving their levels of resilience. Resilience is…
Teachers have a tough(er) job, these days, competing with more outside influences than any generation before them. It is becoming more and more challenging to keep attention and motivate learners in and out of the classroom. Boosting confidence and motivation in school-going children is crucial for their overall academic success and personal development. When learners…
The most difficult part of my teaching career has, by far, been convincing parents that their ‘three-turning-four year old’ child is, in fact, not ready for formal schooling, or that their child who has just passed grade two cannot simply skip a grade-level because he was in the top three in his class last year,…
The role of teachers today has expanded to include more duties than ever before. This includes the task of creating well-rounded, emotionally stable learners. Society expects teachers to parent and to teach, to discipline and to love, with little regard given to…
As an educator, you hold a ‘special’ role in society. On the one hand, you get those who love the nobility of the profession, and on the other hand you get those who love to hate it! What doesn’t show, from the outside, is how…
The Mindfulness & Lifestyle Journal and Planner for Teachers aims to assist teachers, both newly trained and experienced, who are unprepared for the social and emotional demands of the classroom.
When used consistently, it assists teachers when dealing with conflict in the classroom, in the staffroom, as well as with school administration. Thus, it can help one feel more in control, which, in turn, leads to better job satisfaction.
Helpful tips for parents and teachers for Back to School 2021. Pandemic-related wellness for teachers. Teachers mental health during covid.
Creating policies that are too strict for too long (such as Covid regulations) may result in behaviour fatigue.
Learner overconfidence – When a learner really doesn’t know that she doesn’t know…
South Africa continues to experience a situation where a large number of qualified teachers are choosing to leave the profession… and it is not at all surprising. With class sizes rising and salary and pension expectations dropping, it is no wonder that the Rainbow Nation has found itself in such a quandary.
I wrote this poem about a lovely lady (a colleague) who, in her own quiet way, has made a tremendous impact on my life. The poem was read aloud to her on the occasion of her retirement. A laminated copy of it was given to her. Her learners had written their names on tiny cutout…
