About this episode

Rebecca Joyner discusses how to manage unrealistic administrative expectations in teaching and offers strategies for finding support and having productive conversations with administrators.

I get asked all the time if I’ll ever go back to teaching full time, and honestly… we’ll see. I miss teaching, but I don't miss the challenge of balancing admin expectations with what’s actually realistic in the classroom! In this episode, I’m sharing what to do when those expectations start to feel overwhelming, from getting perspective and finding support to having productive conversations with admin that lead to real solutions. And if it’s still not working, we’re talking about how to prot...

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