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#175: You Were Trained to Feel Guilty for Leaving on Time
You Were Trained to Feel Guilty for Leaving on Time
If you’ve ever walked to your car at contract time and felt that tightness in your chest…
Like someone is watching. Like someone is judging. Like you should stay...
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#174: The Biggest Lie Teachers Are Taught About Hard Work
Teachers are told from the very beginning:
“If you really care, you’ll sacrifice.”
Stay late. Take work home. Be a team player. Do more. Give more. Sacrifice more.
In this episode, I’m exposing the biggest lie...
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#173: Burnout Isn’t a Time-Management Problem (It’s a Nervous System Problem)
Burnout Isn’t a Time-Management Problem (It’s a Nervous System Problem)
You don’t need another planner.
You don’t need more discipline.
You don’t need to “try harder.”
In this episode, we’re talking about something...
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#172: What “That Teacher Next Door” Actually Does Differently
You know the one.
She leaves at contract time. Her classroom runs smoothly. She doesn’t look stressed. She’s planned ahead. She doesn’t bring work home.
And you can’t help but wonder…
How?
In today’s episode, I’m...
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#171: Teacher Work-Life Balance Isn’t a Myth — It’s a Mindset
Is it really impossible to have work-life balance as a teacher… or were we just taught to believe that?
In this episode, I’m unpacking one of the biggest lies in education: That good teachers have to be exhausted.
I’m...
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#169: The 3 Systems Every Teacher Needs to Leave on Time This Year
Want to leave school at contract time without falling behind? Learn the three essential systems every teacher needs—planning, prepping, and communication—to finally stop staying late, reduce stress, and reclaim your...
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#168: 3 Things to Stop Doing If You're Feeling Burnt Out Before Break
Feeling burnt out before break? Learn the top three habits contributing to teacher burnout—and what to do instead to protect your energy, work smarter, and finish the semester strong without sacrificing your...
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#167: What I Wish I Knew Before My First Winter Break as a Teacher
Over winter break, it can be so hard to balance rest and productivity. During my first year of teaching, I made a lot of mistakes when it came to working ahead. Which is why today I am sharing the mistakes I made...
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#166: How to Prep for January Now — So You Actually Rest Over Break
Let’s be honest, December is peak season for many new teachers to reach teacher burnout. It’s easy to feel like, in order to finally break the cycle, you need to work your entire break. But that’s not the case.
Learn...
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#165: What No One Tells You About Teacher Burnout (And How I Got Out of It)
First-year teacher burnout is common—but it doesn’t have to be normal. In today’s content, we cover the silent signs of burnout no one talks about, what shifted in my own journey, and how to avoid or recover from...
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#164: The Secret to Seamless Center Transitions (Without Saying a Word)
What if I told you I have my students switch centers or stations everyday without me saying anything? Freeing me up to work one-on-one with students or in small groups at the back of my classroom for an average of an...
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#163: How to Get Students to Run Centers Without You
One of the biggest reasons most teachers don't implement centers or stations in their classrooms is because they think it will take a lot of work and it will be a classroom management disaster. But that couldn't be...
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