Address the issue of teacher burnout in schools

 

 

 

 

 

Solutions to Educator Burnout

Solving the educator burnout problem is a challenging endeavor, and as noted in part one and in part two, there are many factors — both personal and organizational — all of which can contribute to this problem.

 Therefore, educational leaders must take a multivariate approach to supporting educators to alleviate burnout.

In general, teachers are very conscientious people. As such, they tend to expect perfection from themselves and that they can manage and handle anything in the classroom.

This has led to a perception that, as a teacher, one should just “push through” or “soldier on” through the burnout and not take specific steps to address the problem.

As evidence suggests, not addressing the causal factors of educator burnout could regress into clinical depression and severely debilitate the teacher.

When teachers were asked in a recent NEA survey what interventions should be implemented to help them with burnout, many potential solutions were highly rated. Of note was the need for more teachers as well as additional mental health and behavioral supports for students. Read more on solutions.