Theme: Taking Care of Ourselves: Physically, Emotionally, Intellectually, and Spiritually
"It does not take long to learn that teaching day in and day out is demanding physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. Not a day would pass in my public school teaching career in which I failed to become professionally energized by some event or experience, but more often than not I would return home after a day of teaching drained in various ways. Although any profession offers its own set of demands, teaching is extremely demanding. It is important that a teacher care for herself in a variety of ways. We must never lose sight of the foundational belief that students come first, but healthy and happy teachers are best prepared to bring all they can to the classroom for their students."The Winter/Spring 2009 issue of the Bulletin will focus on topics such as ones that relate to what we can do to assure that we are 'healthy and happy' teachers. Professor Lockhart continues, "Teachers must become committed to taking care of themselves when it may appear no one else will. Direct advice along these lines might be something like
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