126. Reality Check: What Teaching Is REALLY Like and What To Do About It

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s no secret that education has taken a hit these past 2 and a half years. It seems things have changed so much in this tiny span of time and we want to share what it is really like to be a teacher. Teachers are leaving the profession in droves, others are looking for different positions in education and some have no other alternative but to stay and push forward. Why? Why is this happening? We are going to share our honest thoughts on teaching. Ultimately, we want to discuss how we can make changes in order to help keep teachers in the profession. So in this episode we are going to have a heavy conversation that we hope will resonate with you. In this episode you will hear: How our understanding of teaching has changed since our first year of teaching How the pandemic has changed education. The ways in which we change our perspectives to decrease burnout Our realization that we are replaceable in education’ SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your hosts, Michelle Emerson.
0:04.2	And Bridget Spackman, and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.
0:12.5	I don't even know how to intro this episode, but just know it is going to be filled with some reality checks and tough love.
0:21.6	Bridget and I are going to talk about what teaching is really like, especially lately,
0:26.5	and we're going to be brutally honest.
0:28.7	Obviously, we want this episode to still be uplifting.
0:32.1	So we are going to share some strategies for dealing with these realities.
0:35.7	But we just feel like this is an episode that we have to
0:39.0	record and put out into the universe because teaching is hard, teachers are exhausted, and
0:44.7	the world of education is changing and not necessarily in good ways. Yeah, absolutely. But first,
0:51.2	before we get into that episode, we're going to listen to a TSA from Mary Ellen.
0:55.6	Mary Ellen says, currently my TSA is balancing my work and home life. I have recently started a second
1:02.0	job at my school, but because of that, I start working as soon as the students leave. This takes
1:07.4	away time to get stuff done in my room before I go home. Also, now when I get home, I am exhausted after a 12-hour workday.
1:15.6	Do you have any suggestions for how to maximize my time at both school and home?
1:20.8	You both have crazy packed days.
1:23.0	So how do you keep your heads above water?
1:26.2	I'm going to respond.
1:31.3	And honestly, it's probably not going to be what you want to hear. We have shared so many tips and strategies for managing your time, and they can definitely help.
1:38.3	But at the end of the day, we are all just one person, and we need to stop expecting the world from ourselves. Lady, you are
1:46.6	working multiple jobs and still trying to figure out how to get more things done. It's wonderful that you
1:52.9	want to improve, but you also have to be realistic with what your body can physically and mentally
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