"Teachers Helping Teachers: Eight Ways to Prevent Burnout"

Based on blog posting by Katy Farber written on 6/15/2011.

I thought this article was intriguing because of some of the offered suggestions.  For instance, collecting funds to offer a yoga class at your school was one suggestion to improve the workplace.  Also, offering a new mother friendly environment at school was another suggestion by making accommodations to help out with breast feeding.  Other suggestions included forming a running or walking group for those teachers who may have an interested in these activities.  I was happy to see that these healthy lifestyle changes were offered as suggestions for improving your feelings while working as a teacher. The last part of this article talks about how isolated a teacher can feel at times and I do think the other suggestions offered in this article would help make teachers feel less isolated.  I do think that teachers should try to support their fellow teachers in different ways to help alleviate these feelings of isolation.  I am kind of a health nut, so I was happy to see that wellness was important on the list to alleviate burnout.

Farber, K. (2011, June 15) Teachers Helping Teachers: Eight Ways to Prevent Burnout (Web Log Message) Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/preventing-teacher-burnout-katy-farber