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teacher life

One of the things I really try to do as a teacher is to make sure that my breaks from work are my time. I know that some of you are probably thinking this isn’t possible. Instead of visions of sugarplums dancing in your head over the break, you see visions of yourself hunched over a table at the local 24/7 IHOP grading papers and slurping down cups of bottomless coffee…

Teaching today includes a booming internet business filled with DIY projects and creative ideas for every topic and season of the year. As you walk down the school hallways, you see these designs coming to life in classrooms across the world. Why then, with all the creative and wonderful projects at our fingertips, do we have a higher burnout and teacher attrition rate than ever…