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In my opinion, a lot of stress comes down to time management and also expectations. There is the expectation that the teacher can carry the student to success and while that may be true for many students, it is impossible for you to provide what every student needs. Better time management has certainly helped reduce my stress levels already, and better preparation in regards to lecture will help ease a lot of the strain, but identifying and accepting the fact that you are human has done wonders for my mental health.
I'm stressed that our Administration doesn't seem to provide consistent consequences to students so "they run the show."
I learned that it is important to identify your stressors and to learn how to manage them individually, so they do not overlap and blend into other activities and tasks.
Stress originates from a variety of sources – depending on the individual. I think maturity has a lot to do with how people cope with stress. At the same time, a person can be stressed and not know it but people around them see behavioral traits that are ignored and or are not acted upon. If someone is stressed out or “pinging” due to something as simple as an overhead projector template not fitting properly, chances are there is something else going on in that person’s life. Then there is the issue of an instructor stressing out over course content or the institution’s policy on grading. This is certainly a justifiable reason stress given the instructor’s passion for their student’s and their perceived value of their instruction. However, it’s important to recognize what can be controlled. In both instances cited, the transparency simply does not fit. So what! Improvise and move on. Some people cannot adapt to such a simplistic solution for such a simple problem. Curriculum and grading are institutional issues of which an instructor has only so much control over the result. Again, make adjustments – then move on.
I love the idea of a "stress list". My biggest workplace-related stressor is workplace related conflict.
This has allowed me to reflect on stressors in my life currently and determine ways that it has negatively/positively impacted my work/life balance.
Identifying the cause of stress is the most crucial part. So often, our efforts to control stress are misdirected, and the actual cause is avoided altogether. Understanding the toll that untreated or resolved stress can have on your professional and personal life is essential to maintaining health, productivity, and attitude. Helping my students work through emotions in the classroom can also be challenging. If I see a student struggling, I casually pull the student aside for a one-on-one check-in. This usually provides the student with enough attention to express what is troubling them and then move on.
There are many stressors in working with adult learners. My biggest stress would be figuring out how to hold their attention while lecturing. I try to do a lot of hands on activities and a flipped classroom.
I have learned to manage stress throughout the years. Aging does put clarity in difficult times. LOL
There are many different things that can cause stress which can impact your work productivity. It's important to be transparent about your stress
Being transparent with your professional and personal stress can help balance and improve both areas
Stress varies. Some stressor are healthy, some are less healthy. You have to learn to manage your stress levels. There are many ways to help you manage your stress.
I plan to start using more TO DO lists and prioritizing those lists based on due dates and importance.
Being transparent telling about stress you are feeling in work or in personal time. This permits that you manage your stress moments.
Learning to balance between work and family will help reduce stress if we do not then it will have negative effect on our productivity and health causing headache, upset stomach, back pain as well as high blood pressure.
It's easy to get overwhelmed with life in general. Do good at work and school, be a good parent and partner, work out, drink plenty of water, eat healthy....... and the list goes on. Self care is key and knowing you don't have to be perfect.