معلم متعادل: چگونه هوشمندانه کار کنیم و در کلاس و خارج از آن سالم بمانیم

You've probably heard the advice put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others. This is true both in airplanes and in classrooms. You have to take care of yourself before you can help someone else. If teachers are stressed out and exhausted, how can they have the patience, positive energy, and enthusiasm to provide the best instruction for students? Author Mike Anderson asked that question as a teacher himself, and the answers he found form the basis of The Well-Balanced Teacher. He found that teachers need to take care of themselves in five key areas to keep themselves in shape to care for their students. In addition to paying proper attention to their basic needs for nutrition, hydration, sleep, exercise, and emotional and spiritual refreshment, teachers also need Belonging: Teachers need to feel positive connections with other people, both in school and outside school. Significance: Teachers want to know that they make a positive difference through the work they do. Positive engagement: When teachers enjoy their work, they have great energy and passion for their teaching. Balance: Healthy teachers set boundaries and create routines so that they can have rich lives both in the classroom and at home. Anderson devotes a chapter to each of these needs, describing in frank detail his own struggles and offering a multitude of practical tips to help readers find solutions that will work for them. When teachers find ways to take care of their own needs, they will be healthier and happier, and they will have the positive energy and stamina needed to help their students learn and grow into healthy adults. You've probably heard the advice "put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others." This is true both in airplanes and in classrooms--you have to take care of yourself before you can help someone else. If teachers are stressed out and exhausted, how can they have the patience, positive energy, and enthusiasm to provide the best instruction for students? Author Mike Anderson asked that question as a teacher himself, and the answers he found form the basis of The Well-Balanced Teacher. He found that teachers need to take care of themselves in five key areas to keep themselves in shape to care for their students.In addition to paying proper attention to their basic needs for nutrition, hydration, sleep, exercise, and emotional and spiritual refreshment, teachers also needBelonging: Teachers need to feel positive connections with other people, both in school and outside school. Significance: Teachers want to know that they make a positive difference through the work they do.Positive engagement: When teachers enjoy their work, they have great energy and passion for their teaching.Balance: Healthy teachers set boundaries and create routines so that they can have rich lives both in the classroom and at home.Anderson devotes a chapter to each of these needs, describing in frank detail his own struggles and offering a multitude of practical tips to help readers find solutions that will work for them. When teachers find ways to take care of their own needs, they will be healthier and happier, and they will have the positive energy and stamina needed to help their students learn and grow into healthy adults themselves While there are already loads of books about how to deal with stress and take care of your health, at last here's one that takes into account a teacher's heavy workload and busy lifestyle. The author, an experienced teacher himself, avoids the blithe simplicity of typical "self-help" books to give you factual evidence, realistic steps, and straight-talk advice you can use immediately to: (1) Take better care of your basic needs, such as healthy food, hydration, sleep, exercise, and emotional and spiritual refreshment; (2) Cultivate positive connections with other people, in and outside of school; (3) Make a positive difference through your work while keeping your role and impact on your school in perspective; (4) Keep the energy and passion for your work alive, even when things don't go well; and (5) Create healthy routines for your work and your life outside of school. So instead of always shoving your personal needs into the background, here's your chance to address them head-on and do a better job for your students by taking better care of yourself Front cover ......Page 1 Title page ......Page 4 Copyright ......Page 5 Dedication ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Foreword......Page 12 Preface......Page 16 1—The Importance of Managing Stress......Page 20 2—Meeting Our Most Basic Needs......Page 28 3—Belonging: Becoming an Important Part of a Community......Page 50 4—Significance:Teaching with a Sense of Purpose......Page 66 5—Competence:The Importance of Self-Effificacy......Page 84 6—Fun: The Importance of Positive Engagement......Page 102 7—Balance: The Importance of Planning Our Time and Energy......Page 120 Afterword......Page 132 References......Page 135 Index......Page 138 About the Author......Page 144 Back cover ......Page 147