Who’s Going to Learn When the Teacher Goes Off the Rails? Nobody. [Ep 293]

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges teachers face as the school year ends and emphasizes a mindful approach to the final weeks.

If the end of the school year feels like everything is speeding up while your energy is running low, you are absolutely not alone in that. I’m in it right now with state testing, post–spring break exhaustion, musical rehearsals ramping up, and students just trying to make it to summer. Instead of pushing through at full speed, I’m leaning into a very intentional mindset for these final eight weeks: make it through, on purpose. That means being honest about what’s realistic so both my st...

People in this episode

Hosts: Marie Morris, Amanda Cardenas

Topics covered

• end of school year
• teacher mindset
• student engagement
• state testing
• post-spring break

Keywords

• teacher burnout
• end of year strategies
• student motivation
• classroom management
• spring fatigue

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