Ep 186: Why Your Well-Being Matters for Student Success with Faye Snodgress
In this essential episode of New Teacher Talk, elementary teacher Faye Snodgress reframes educator self-care as fundamental infrastructure for effective teaching, not an earned reward. She challenges the myth that teaching will eventually calm down, establishing that burned-out teachers cannot effectively support student success.
Faye introduces the compassionate systems framework, demonstrating how teachers' well-being directly influences classroom climate, student regulation, and learning outcomes. This perspective transforms self-care from a potentially selfish act into essential…
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