Is it just me or this the hardest time of the school year? No major holidays to celebrate. {which means no days off.} Kids are comfortable enough with you & each other that they start to test the boundaries. Assessments, assessments, assessments to track growth. {not to mention the paperwork, paperwork, paperwork that goes with it.}
On top of it, there's the mound of changes that have been made in education in the past few years. {yeah, that's a whole can of worms that I'm not opening today!} Sometimes it feels like there's a new initiative, law or change of some sort every time we turn around.
I created this list of stress-busters for teachers. So grab a cup of coffee, some hot chocolate or a glass of wine {hey, no judgement here}, take a deep breath and relax. Then pin, print or put this list somewhere to refresh your mind & remind yourself how valuable you are on those long days.
Keep loving on those kiddos & rolling with the punches. You can do this. :)
LOVE this! I'm going to print and put it beside my desk! Thanks for the encouragement! :)
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I loved it. Even when there is much love in what we do, we need to encourage ourselves at certain times. Thank you!
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