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For me, the direction of my badge is how to help teachers not hit their breaking point during their profession. While we give so much resources to students (which is great, and we should honestly have more), there is very little to no resources for teachers. Why is this? Teachers are being constantly drained because of the needs of students, the boundaries of the education system, and having their whole lives become a long running episode of “A Day in the Life of a Teacher”.
Teachers should care about their students. They should be passionate. But they should also have time for themselves, time away from the school environment that they have to bring home with them. There should be more out there to help them come down from that breaking point, or to stop it before it starts.
Keeping teachers mental health in place will also create a better place for students. They will get more out of their teaching. They will see a happier teacher. You can’t tell me that at any time during your education you haven’t seen a teacher that is tired, worn-out, and even slightly on edge. I know I have.
Losing the teachers that are just beginning to come into the world of education is just as much of a detriment as a teacher leaving the profession for retirement, but for different reasons. A young teacher leaving two years in removes the experiences her experienced teachers gave to her. There are less male teachers in the faculty. Less diversity in the staff. Students notice. There isn’t enough representation for them.
Being an advocate in this area doesn’t only help my teaching, but society as a whole. Having more resources for teachers so they can stay in a healthy, stable state of mind is so important. We don’t need teachers leaving the workforce so soon. We need them there so we know what type of learning our students are getting. We don’t need it going to waste.
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