The paragraph above and the list below came from another website. The bolded comments are mine, as observations about whether they would work!
- Enroll in a fun workshop, seminar, conference, or personal, non-teaching interest. In other words, get a hobby!
- Change teaching grade assignments in the school. Right - a whole new set of curriculum guidelines is sure to relieve stress!
- Change schools. Easier said than done, folks!
- Go into a different teaching role such as resource, administration. At a reduced pay grade for the resource and even more stress for the admin!
- Take on a new task such as a school or district committee. Whoopie! More things for the overworked teacher to do!
- Take up swimming, jogging, walking, rowing, cycling. That's more like it - get those endorphins swimming around your blood stream!
- Get more sleep. Again, easier said than done if you have children and a household to run in addition to your day job.
- Use deep breathing, meditation techniques, music to relax. Another excellent suggestion!
- Cultivate allies among students, staff, and parents. Yes! Misery loves company!
- Find friends outside of teaching. You'll definitely have different topics of conversation this way!
- Go to out-of-town conferences. And who's going to pay for this??
- Collect and mount motivational posters in your classroom. Provided you have time to do this in addition to planning, grades, conferences, etc. etc. etc.!
- Take a vacation, a week-end getaway, or go to a spa retreat. On a teacher's salary? Get real!
- Be flexible, or you'll be permanently bent out of shape. Excellent suggestion and funny metaphor!
- Join a charitable volunteer group. My favorite suggestion - when you're thinking about someone else, you don't have time to worry about yourself.
- · Get a pet (rabbit, cat, dog...). Unless you have allergies!
Happy Teaching!
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