I like your response
I will incorpoate this as part of my personal wellness plan
My causes of stress are mostly organizational which I am working on. But I am in Karate and that releases alot of the stress in my life. It helps me unwind after a stressful day.
Diane
There are many things that cause stress in being a carreer educator. Mainly it is dealing with the many diffrent studnet issues at any given time.
New management. At our school we seem to get new administration yearly. This causes major stress. New administrators usually have new ideas. Some work and some do not.
Yes this is true Cara. Students have a variety of issues that we've got to assist with. Sometimes it can be tough to listen to their issues and help them deal. Over time, we start to see patterns in the kinds of problems students bring to us and we develop standard ways of helping them through.
I agree David,100% when you put in so many hours day after day you start to wonder what kind of life your living,and what its all for.so yes time off is exactly what is needed.
I see major stressors from home and in my career. Such as taking care of pets, spending adequate time with husband, students who are rude, over dependant students, etc..... I don't think too much is based upon my orginizational factors, I believe it has more to do with out of date texts,and not enough adequate course material provided.
Sounds like a challenge Jill. For out of date texts and lack of adequate course material, try asking text book publishers for supplementary materials. You never know what you'll find.
The time-clock can be a stressor. The instructor may have much to do to prepare for the classroom but the employer mandates the hours available to prepare for each class.
My stress is caused from end of year reviews they are not accurate and if there were problems they would be addressed at a specific time during the year. Parents aging sickness wife depression kids daily problems and neibor issues
Some General areas that I can identify as major stressors in my life and my career are politics and finances. These stressors are based in logistical factors. The following is a list of my stressors within these general categories:
The economic condition of the country
The economic condition of the state
The economic condition of my school
The politics that lead to the economic condition of the country
The politics that lead to the economic condition of the state
The politics that lead to the economic condition of my school
Working two jobs, trying to reduce things due to my husband passing and wondering if I will have to change courses.
I totally agree with you, venting to someone who you know will listen and not judge is a great comfort to me. I have ehld things it and tried to be superwoman and all it got me was a stay in the hospital. So, when things build up, venting begins.
As I experience some stress in my life like personal (Illnes, family etc)plus difficult teaching enviroment, using technology and other factors. I must be transparent about the stress that I'm experiencing in my personal life and my profession, also talking to people about the stress that I'm experiencing i can set good expectations and open up the possibility of receiving assistance in order to reduce my stressors.
One of my biggest stressors is the constant change in teaching aschedule. Not only does is it a stressor in my personal life- hard to schedule events and gatherings- but health wise it is hard to eat, relax, and exercise on a regular schedule.
I find it helpful to talk with other instructors and vent as well as spend some time outside everyday.
I feel that some stress is good for a person. I know how to step out of a situation in order not to become stressed to a point where I just throw in the towel.
Some of the general stressors in my life/career is are :
1. Work - Outside of Teaching
2. Meeting career school deadlines
3. Family
4. Other professional commitments
5. Personal Finances
6. Making time for excercise
I realize I can't do everything at once, and this makes me stressed even more . At some point , I will have to scale back on my life /career commitments. I feel myself slowly but surely buring out .
Wow! Congrats on your accomplishments JO -not to many people can say there life is so filling. Although challenging you created this reality for you. When we look at all we want to do and can't we see obstacles thus cause stress.I read somewhere " Dwell not upon weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy DESIRE".Your awesome!
What an awesome quote. Thanks for sharing Ranita!
