We all know the feeling. It starts sliding in during the last few weeks of Term Two. Inevitably, there are reports to write, NCEA assessments are due in, the marking pile might be getting a bit high, behaviour management issues come up where there were none and all the while our Vitamin D is dropping! I watched my Year 12s file out of class this week and I felt sorry for them. They looked exhausted! They all have at least two assessments due this week. My Year 13 study class anxiously debated what's required for Excellence in the Chemistry Internal and all my Seniors have willingly worked in silence since last week. They're knackered! And the staff room isn't much better. There have been prayers and good luck charms for snow days. Jokes about pre-empting sick days. Normally very patient teachers talking about how they'd gotten so mad at a class. Don't get me wrong; "Perk Me Up" and the Fusball competition have been perfectly timed to help us 'dig in' for the end of the term. But underneath that, there are some tired looking people (me included)! But we're not the only ones! In the last week, I've had three emails from international organisations promoting and encouraging resources aimed at teacher well-being (some paid, some free). It feels like a good time to share some of these resources with you all. I know that I have started doing the "it's okay, I'll just do it in the holidays" thing. But, I also know that I would actually like to spend these holidays looking after myself. I'd like to use them to spend some quality time with my son before he starts school next term. I'd like to practise playing my guitar. I'd like to watch the rest of the Handmaid's Tale on Lightbox. So, I'd like to share some of the tips that I've gotten in the last few weeks. I'm not going to say that I'm going to apply all of them, because I have bad habits too! But if just one of them is helpful for you and encourages you to take a minute to look after yourself, then it will be worth it. A Sketchy Video by John Spencer A rejuvenating blog post by Angela Watson
Good New Habits by Ian Vickers - you can download the ebook here
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