Building Resiliency

October is here! How are you supporting each other during the days where you have shown tears? Teaching traps us in small rooms with an unpredictable assortment of personalities, energies, and needs, according to Elena Aquilar and it forces us to make hundreds of small, exhausting decisions every day. And over and over again, it puts us in predicaments that test our confidence, wears out our patience, and break our hearts. Here is a great blog on how to build resilience: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/resilience/

How are you coping with the demands in front of you? We talk about growing resilience in our students, but what about in ourselves? How can you feel fulfilled with your life's purpose?
How do your behaviors and your daily habits lead towards positive dispositions of purposefulness, optimism, empathy, and perseverance?
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