Chapter 6Finding Your Professional Home
“You can tell when a teacher HATES their job, they have an attitude or may pick on the most redundant things. That has a greater impact on a student's classroom experience because we don't want to be there and if the adult doesn't want to be either, it creates a negative cycle.”
—Cherelinis, Class of 2012
It might seem counterintuitive to focus on hiring and recruitment as a strategy for dealing with burnout. After all, an educator who's struggling with burnout is probably not the best ambassador for their school during the hiring process, and their burnout might be evident to prospective employers if they're looking for a new job themselves. But we've found that getting involved in hiring and recruitment ...
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