Life saving skills for the educators

You are the one always giving a portion of yourself through imparting knowledge. It is a profession for the people excited to share, educate, learn,re-learn and innovate. A profession that required commitment and honesty. That looks like an enormous amount of responsibility. Isn’t it?

Here are some of the tips to manage yourself when you are about to wear out:

Time management:

So, a lot of your daily work goes into managing papers, materials, checking daily work given to students, grading test papers etc. This kind of work requires a lot of attention, precision, patience which would wear you down. Time management becomes essential for this.

Tip:

Basically, There are certain parts of the day when you function better and it is different for different people. Keep the difficult activities for this time. Do not take up the work of assessment and grading when you are tired or in a bad mood. Your assessment means a future for the child.

Inspire Yourself

All of you in the teaching profession love to impart knowledge, But you lose the zeal midway in the daily routine.

Tip:

Keep photos, cards, posters, wallpapers that are inspiring to you, so that you can remind yourself of the noble purpose of teaching. A little reminder here and there will get you back on track.

Steam off :

Thus, as an educator, you are always surrounded by documents, materials, undisciplined students, over demanding parents; resulting in all your emotions getting bottled up; You feel like you are inside a huge pressure cooker.

Tip:

Involve yourself in some leisure activity for some time daily. Cultivate a hobby which you can do without any hassles at the comfort of your home. Dancing, singing, cooking, pottery, art etc are extremely therapeutic to tackle any difficult situation.

Retain your Identity:

Tackling difficult students, disciplining them, providing whatever is best for them; you start losing your identity as an individual.

Tip:

Go out, meet with your friends, have a cup of coffee, relax and do something that reminds you of the person you are outside of being a teacher and provider.