#BFC530 Archive
The Breakfast Club – #BFC530 – is a 15 minute, 1 question Twitter chat every weekday. We chat in 4 timezones Mon-Fri – 5:30am Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Times. The mission of BFC is to empower participants to make a difference in education by engaging in consistent reflective practice in a supportive community that inspires and challenges one another.
Tuesday March 8, 2016
7:30 AM EST
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Find 1 thing to laugh or smile about each day. Also, find 1 hobby and dig deep into that hobby.
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Leadership helps set culture/facilitate balanced community. Though I agree all stakeholders are responsible in some way.
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Don't spend all your waking hours at school. More hours does not mean better work. At some, efficiency decreases... Then burnout.
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Give yourself permission to take a break! Do something that makes you happy! Breathe! Find the excitement in the mundane!
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Feel comfortable sharing your personal interests & passions with the school community - you are a person, not just a teacher.
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Avoid teacher burnout: I seek to learn something new that inspires me!
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Take time to be away from your classroom and the educator side of you. Otherwise the weight is heavy.
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We forget how powerful this is!
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Relatedly, I share what I learn w/others to promote positive discourse and collaboration. Breathes new life into me.
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I recently came across that book. Is it worth reading for a dept lead?
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I have noticed that some educators wear themselves out on the wrong things. Work smarter, not harder!
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Exactly! "Work smarter, not harder." (And, technology can facilitate that!)
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Great idea! I believe that "teacher burnout" is a choice. Choose to see the good.
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Sponsor a student club with an activity you, too, enjoy : chess, math, a hobby, seeing kids excited for a topic is encouraging
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Absolutely! Wisdom in recognizing monkeys & role leaders have in putting monkey back where it belongs. Protect good people.
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