I’m going to be honest, when I started thinking about ways to talk to teachers about self-care, my first thought was “stop.” Stop talking to teachers about self-care, especially in May. I can feel my school’s social emotional learning (SEL) committee and my colleagues who put affirmations in the bathroom disagreeing with me already. But hear me out here before you decide that I’m wrong.
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If you’re anything like us, you’re already looking ahead to the new year and making your New (School) Year’s Resolutions. One of the things we’re thinking about a lot is wellness – mental, physical, relational, and intellectual. Along all dimensions, wellness is critical to improved job performance and leaders are critical to employee wellness. This week’s C-Suite recaps some best practices for maintaining your own well-being as a leader and promoting healthy practices among your faculty and colleagues.
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