Category: Burnout
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An Open Letter to Teachers in Limbo
If you’re a teacher right now, sitting in the uncertainty of the strike, waiting to see what happens next, I want you to hear this:You are allowed to rest. You’ve been carrying more than anyone should have to.You’ve been showing up for your students, managing complex needs with minimal support, and now, even as you…
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“Who Broke Mommy?”: The Neurobiology of Burnout and Why the Teacher Strike Hits So Deep
When I scroll through social media and see all these posts about the teachers on strike, my heart aches. Not just because I understand their fight, but because I’ve lived it. What they are advocating for? Smaller class sizes, more support, better resources. Those were the same things I desperately needed years ago when I…