Mindfulness for Teachers

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L69DBtwQk4

Zusammenfassung

TLDRThe video explores the high stress levels faced by teachers, ranking alongside nurses, and the emotional toll it takes. The speaker shares personal experiences of burnout and the importance of mindfulness practices in managing stress. They emphasize that teaching requires constant mental, physical, and emotional energy, which can lead to feelings of dissatisfaction among educators. The video discusses the metaphor of an elevator to demonstrate how unnoticed stress can build up throughout the day. By becoming more mindful, educators can recognize their emotional states, pause before reacting, and ultimately enjoy teaching more by connecting better with their students.

Mitbringsel

  • 📊 46% of teachers experience high stress levels.
  • 👩‍⚕️ Teaching ranks among the highest stress professions alongside nursing.
  • ⚡ High demands lead to burnout and dissatisfaction in teachers.
  • 🧠 Mindfulness helps teachers manage stress effectively.
  • 🔍 Awareness of emotions can prevent reactive teaching.
  • 🎢 Stress levels can rise unnoticed throughout the day.
  • 📈 Teaching can become more enjoyable with mindfulness.
  • 🔄 Teaching objectives should consider students' emotional states.
  • 🌟 Mindfulness transforms teaching into a joyful experience.
  • 💪 Teacher education often neglects emotional preparation.

Zeitleiste

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    46% of teachers experience high stress levels, similar to nurses, making teaching one of the highest stress professions. The emotional, physical, and mental energy teachers expend can lead to burnout and cynicism, causing them to question their passion for teaching. The challenges stem from changes in both the teachers and students over time, making it difficult to connect. Many teachers lack training on the emotional demands of teaching and the coping mechanisms needed, but mindfulness practices are essential in managing stress and improving awareness during challenging moments in the classroom. By recognizing triggers and regaining composure, teachers can better handle reactive situations and shift their focus, allowing for a more enjoyable teaching experience despite the inherent stress. Incorporating mindfulness into teaching has transformed their approach, leading to a more engaging and emotionally aware environment for both educators and students.

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Video-Fragen und Antworten

  • What percentage of teachers report high stress levels?

    46% of teachers report high levels of stress.

  • How do teacher stress levels compare to other professions?

    Teacher stress levels are comparable to those reported by nurses, making them the two highest stress occupations in the U.S.

  • What often leads to teacher burnout?

    Constantly giving energy to students without adequate coping mechanisms can lead to burnout.

  • What role does mindfulness play in teaching?

    Mindfulness helps teachers become aware of their stress and manage their emotional responses more effectively.

  • How does awareness impact teacher reactions?

    Being aware of one's emotional state can help prevent reactive responses to students.

  • What changes when teachers practice mindfulness?

    Teachers can enjoy their work more and teach in a fun, engaging way.

  • What is the metaphor used for stress levels in teaching?

    Stress levels can be represented as an elevator that rises throughout the day.

  • What did the speaker realize about teaching objectives?

    Teaching objectives should acknowledge the emotional landscape and conditions affecting students.

  • How did mindfulness change the speaker's teaching experience?

    Mindfulness made teaching feel more joyful and transformational.

  • What is a key takeaway about teacher education?

    Teacher education often does not prepare educators for the emotional demands of teaching.

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    46% of teachers report high levels of
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    stress and that is comparable to what
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    nurses report and they're the two
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    highest stress occupations in the United
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    States just the constant energy we're
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    giving to our students you know physical
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    mental emotional spiritual energy that
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    we're giving to others eventually we
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    just run out of energy and that's when
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    burnout happens that's when you become
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    cynical that's when you start to
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    question why did I even become a teacher
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    do I even enjoy this anymore there's
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    this fundamental dissatisfaction like
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    it's not the way I wanted it to be it's
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    not the way I remember it why it isn't
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    this like how it felt when I was in
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    third grade and my teacher loved me and
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    I was a teacher's pet because you've
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    changed and the world has changed and
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    the kids have changed what's going on in
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    here it feels like you know I know you
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    want to learn I really want you to learn
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    but but something's not working and
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    teacher education you're never really
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    told how emotionally demanding teaching
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    is and then you're certainly not given
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    the tools to cope with that I think
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    without learning all the things that
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    I've learned in the toolbox about
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    mindfulness I don't think I could do
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    what I do every every day the
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    intentional demands of teaching are
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    incredible you're going so fast right
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    you're thinking about a million things
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    you're multitasking the kids the time
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    your lesson often that's when we as
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    teachers we become reactive we sometimes
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    use a metaphor of an elevator
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    so you start your day on ground floor
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    and your elevator over the day can your
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    stress level can go up often the stress
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    levels going up and you're not even
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    noticing it and so you might not even
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    notice that you just called out the same
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    student three times when another student
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    did the same thing or you might not
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    notice that you've been getting more and
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    more stressed out by little side
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    chatting that to you is a sign that the
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    students don't care about what you're
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    talking it's really hard to think
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    straight when your mind is on the 10th
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    floor so bringing everything back down
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    to baseline will allow you to see what's
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    actually happening mindfulness can help
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    you notice it because that's the first
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    step the awareness to know oh I'm
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    getting triggered because through
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    mindfulness I'm a little more aware of
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    what's going on in my body
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    maybe I'm clenching my jaw then you can
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    just at least notice that for a moment
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    and maybe that pause is enough to not
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    react right away at that student that
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    gets you every day right just being
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    aware of the difference you know
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    thoughts that are constantly you know
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    running through my mind and having the
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    tools to not be at the mercy of those
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    thoughts or it's just Oh something else
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    is possible there's a different way of
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    being
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    the toolbox has helped me to be more
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    where I am it's still pretty stressful
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    but I used to be at such a high level of
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    stress that it was hard for me to enjoy
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    what I was doing so now I'm starting to
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    enjoy even more what I'm doing so before
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    I had developed a mindfulness practice
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    each day was about reaching the
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    objective of the lesson but those
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    objectives weren't acknowledging what
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    was going on in the world and what was
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    going on emotionally for students so as
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    I developed a mindfulness practice I was
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    able to teach in a fun and engaging way
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    that was transformational for students
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    for me that was the beginning of me
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    becoming what felt like a true educator
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    once I started feeling more grounded and
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    present with my students I found
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    teaching to be so much more joyful than
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    it had ever been
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Tags
  • teacher stress
  • mindfulness
  • burnout
  • emotional demands
  • education
  • stress management
  • teaching
  • self-awareness
  • education tools
  • teacher wellbeing