Flower Mound High School
Flower Mound, Texas
Beth Maloney
Fifth-Grade Teacher
Sunset Hills Elementary School
Surprise, Arizona
Janet Reece
Spanish Teacher
Glenbard East High School
Lombard, Illinois
Lauren Smith
Instructional Coach
Noble Crossing Elementary
Noblesville, Indiana
Esther Wu
Language Arts Teacher
Mountain View High School
Mountain View, California
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Recognizing the Changes in Education
Strengthening Key Relationships
Approaching the Book’s Structure
Recognizing the Need for Self-Care
The Cumulative Toll of the 21st Century
Teacher Stress and the Manifestations of Burnout
Strategy 2: Remember the Basics and Avoid Compassion Fatigue
Strategy 3: Learn the Difference Between Good and Bad Coping
Strategy 4: Be Self-Reflective and Set Realistic Goals
Understanding Stress Among the Desks
Proliferating Platforms and the Problems They Breed
The Declining State of Student Mental Health
The Violation of Perpetual School Violence
Promoting Learning and Mitigating Student Anxiety
Strategy 1: Teach the Student, Not the Subject
Strategy 2: Find the Golden Mean of Technology Teaching
Strategy 3: Use Coping Strategies in the Classroom
Strategy 4: Relax by Standardizing Standardized Tests
Strategy 5: Aim for Pacified Teaching in a Violent Age
Unraveling the Conflict Among Teachers
The Echo in Teachers’ Cafeterias
Generational Chasms in Professional Development
Jealousies and Juxtapositions in an Era of Accountability