EP17 How to reconnect daily with the reasons why you teach
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2015
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
When the reality of teaching doesn’t match what you envisioned at the start of your career, it’s easy to lose sight of reason why you chose this profession. In this episode, I’ll share 3 specific strategies for reconnecting with your initial motivation and the inherently rewarding moments in education. Learn how to be truly present in your classroom by celebrating your accomplishments, focusing on the kids you’re making a real difference for, and reframing your work to recognize and appreciate the magnitude of what you do.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 17 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. I'm your host |
| 0:06.5 | Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement and truth into the minds and |
| 0:11.9 | hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:15.0 | Today I'm going to share some thoughts on how to reconnect daily |
| 0:20.0 | with inherently rewarding reasons why you teach. |
| 0:25.0 | Visit Truth for Teachers.com to get the transcript, links to recommended resources, |
| 0:31.0 | and to share your thoughts on the show in the comments. |
| 0:35.0 | I want to start by thanking not Jane E.D.U. |
| 0:38.0 | who left the following review for this show on iTunes. |
| 0:42.0 | She wrote, This podcast is just what I need. for this |
| 0:43.4 | podcast is just what I needed to hear. |
| 0:45.6 | As I reach my 10th year of teaching, I struggle with many of the topics |
| 0:50.2 | Angela mentions. |
| 0:51.2 | I'm excited to use this podcast as a way to refocus and shift |
| 0:56.0 | the mindset from the negative to the positive. I'm excited to have someone speaking |
| 1:00.8 | up for teachers and students without fear of the system. |
| 1:04.4 | Keep the great episodes coming. |
| 1:06.8 | Thank you so much for sharing that. |
| 1:08.4 | I really appreciate every review and every comment on the blog. Thank you all so much for sharing your |
| 1:14.7 | thoughts and thanks also to Go Newell for sponsoring this episode. Go Newell is a free |
| 1:20.9 | website with interactive videos and games to help kids focus during the school day. |
| 1:27.0 | I love Go Noodle because it makes it super easy for teachers to find the energizing or the calming breaks that students need in order to stay engaged. |
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