job stress
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The Least Stressful Job on Earth
My husband sent me this article this morning: the Globe and Mail summarizes some key points from a list of the most and least stressful jobs on earth. #1 least stressful job? University professor. I’m not exactly a university professor, and some of the conditions I work under are quite different from theirs. My students, Continue reading
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Demoralization vs. Burnout
Are you burnt out? Or are you demoralized? A recent article (passed on to me by a colleague) fits nicely with my series on teacher burnout that wrapped up last week: sometimes what we call burnout is actually demoralization. The difference is in the cause. I have been lucky enough to work mostly in contexts Continue reading
About Me
My job is to teach people to read and write; aside from that, I like to learn things.
Classroom as Microcosm 