Teacher Moms: 5 Tips for a Summer of Rest, Memories, and (some) Productivity:
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. As I write this, it is my first full day of summer vacation. Year eleven is officially in the books, and what a good year it was. For the first time in a long time, I didn’t end this school year barely crawling across the finish line; but, instead, […]
Learn MoreThe Bible Answer to Avoid Teacher Burnout: How to teach with energy & passion all year long
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. No one crams so much into each day as teachers do – there’s lesson plans, grading, dealing with discipline issues, meetings, and – oh yes, actually teaching. It’s no wonder we’re so exhausted all the time, finding ourselves falling asleep on the drive home. But keep going because we […]
Learn MoreCan You Be a Good Teacher Without Working Crazy Hours?
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. School has been crazy. You’ve stayed up way too late way too many times. You’re exhausted, you’re overwhelmed, you’re stressed. And you constantly feel guilty that you don’t have more to give to your family. Teaching is totally taking over your life. But that’s just how it is. […]
Learn MoreHow to Take Care of Yourself in the Midst of Teaching Chaos
Do you need a break? Do you find yourself daydreaming of a cruise to a tropical island or a weekend retreat in the mountains? Of course, this is a fantasy because you are so busy that taking a bubble bath by candlelight seems like a decadent indulgence! Sigh. Let’s be honest, there is no busy like teacher-busy. In life, […]
Learn MoreHow I’m Finally Stopping the Crazy, Out-of-Control Overwhelm of Teaching – and how you can, too
Thanks to Elizabeth Chapman for reporting live from the teaching trenches & giving us an update on how things are going since she joined Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club – as well as sharing tips for how YOU can end the crazy overwhelm, too. Remember me? When we last chatted back in June, I told […]
Learn MoreA Time-Saving Hack Every Teacher Should Use
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Teachers are busy. I spent the last 5 minutes trying to think of a clever way to say that teachers are busy, but I couldn’t think of anything, so let’s just say it straight out – We are really busy! Earth-shattering news, I know! But seriously, there’s […]
Learn MoreTeachers: How to Escape the Crazy Cycle & Fight for Balance
I wake up every morning with the weight of all the things I didn’t do the day before heavy on my shoulders. My guilt is tangible before I’m even out of bed. The stack of papers I lugged home and promised myself I would finally grade sit, untouched, in my school bag. Dishes from the previous […]
Learn MoreThe Teacher Success Roadmap
Come on, pull it together. If you lose your lunch meager breakfast in front of your class …. Well, that will be a doozy of a first impression It’s 5 till 8 on my first official day as a teacher, and I’m trying desperately to calm my nerves. But despite the cacophony of butterflies in my […]
Learn MoreAn Easy Way to Grade Writing Quickly
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Nothing spells guilt like a 4-week old stack of neglected, ungraded, sad-looking student essays sleeping on your kitchen table. Now I know that YOU would never let your grading pile up for one month, but let’s just say I have a “friend” who used to routinely dump […]
Learn MoreBecoming “This One Teacher”: How to Know You Are in the Right Profession
Are you struggling to make it to the end of the school year or feel like your life as a teacher is pure craziness? Do you sometimes even wonder if you are in the right profession? Recently, I went to a friend’s baby shower. I sat with a group of ladies making small talk and, naturally, […]
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