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How educators process and respond to emotions, both theirs and that of their students, impacts student achievement as well as student social-emotional development. Educators who lack. Emotional Intelligence often struggle to work effectively with challenging students. For example, they quickly resort to punishments, instead of recognizing their students’ emotions and what’s causing them.

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3 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT EDUCATOR SELF-CARE: Teachers are not to blame for experiencing burnout

You often hear stories about someone’s second-cousin’s best friend’s third-cousin’s ex-spouse who was a teacher. That person taught classes of 40 or more students, all of whom had disabilities and experienced childhood trauma. Thanks to this amazing teacher, the students excelled on their standardized assessments, exhibited exemplary behavior, and all went on to become physicians, engineers, and CEOs.

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HOW BUSY EDUCATORS ARE FITTING IN FITNESS

Take a look at these seven ways educators are fitting in fitness. Their solutions might work for you, too!

1. Make small changes
2. Be LESS efficient
3. Ditch the Desk
4. Walk, walk, walk
5. Join forces with a partner
6. Exercise with students
7. Use your school’s fitness resources

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