EP133 A quick trick to lessen anxiety during the first weeks of school
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
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🗓️ 12 August 2018
⏱️ 14 minutes
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We are back from our summer hiatus and kicking off a new season of the Truth for Teachers Podcast! Are you in the middle of the back-to-school craziness or preparing for it? It's that time of year for a lot of you, and I know a lot of teachers begin to have back-to-school nightmares or trouble sleeping due to this very high-pressure time.
There are so many things at the start of the school year that are unknown or unfamiliar and completely out of your control. That stress can come from feeling like you have to prove yourself and worrying that you're not doing enough. And there is the pressure of having a new group of kids and their parents or even any changes in personnel at your school.
So it's natural to try to handle that by controlling as many things as possible, or oppositely, bending over backward to be likable or worry how to win your kids over.
Join me today for a quick trick that you can use to lessen your anxiety during those first weeks of school. Learn to shift your focus to help build better relationships that are centered on what kids really need from you!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 133 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. I'm your host |
| 0:06.3 | Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth into the |
| 0:11.6 | minds and hearts of educators |
| 0:13.0 | and get you energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:15.0 | Today I'm going to share a quick trick to lessen the pressure and anxiety |
| 0:20.0 | that you might be feeling during the first weeks of school. |
| 0:22.0 | Visit Truth for Teachers.com to ask a question. that you might be feeling during the first weeks of school. |
| 0:22.8 | Visit truth for teachers.com to ask a question or to share your thoughts in the comments. |
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| 1:04.0 | So we are back now with the podcast after the summer hiatus |
| 1:08.0 | and we're kicking off season 7. |
| 1:11.0 | And I'm guessing that you are either right in the middle of back-to-school craziness or you're about to begin it. |
| 1:18.0 | Most teachers I know have back-to-school nightmares and some trouble sleeping at the beginning of the year. |
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