Ways to Prevent Burnout as a Teacher ·

Teacher Burnout is a rising trend in the education community. In 2018 Gallup reported 60% of teachers who left their job did so for some type of career advancement. Meaning 60% of teachers weren’t happy with where they were in their career and left. Have you felt unhappy or burnt out with your job as a teacher? In this podcast I talk with Kelsey Graffis about ways to prevent burnout as a teacher so more great teachers will actually stay in the profession!

Prevent teacher burnout by creating boundaries and establishing routines early on in your teaching career.

Teaching self-care is really important to me because I didn’t prioritize it as a new teacher and felt all the consequences of that in my last two years in the classroom. In episode 32 of Simply Teach I share my story with neglecting self-care.

How to Prevent Burnout as a Teacher

On today’s show Kelsey shares some things from her first year of teaching that she wishes she would have done differently, in relation to self care. Take her advice y’all, she is a real teacher, with real passion! Just like you- but she also realized really quickly how much that passion can take over and cause you to work way too much and take hardly anytime for yourself.

Here is quick recap of what we discuss on the podcast:

What Kelsey wishes she would have done differently as a first-year teacher
Things to look out for during your first year of teaching that might lead to burn out later on down the road
How to combat that feeling of needing to do all the things
Ways to take care of yourself and avoid burnout
How to implement self-care routines over time through morning routines

All of this, and more, is exactly what Kelsey shares about on her blog and Instagram. She has a ton a free resources on her website as well to help teachers take care of themselves (like this meal planning guide)!

Here is a picture of the graph I mentioned in the show.