Why And How You Deserve To Recharge This Summer

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Educators, after 10 months of countless hours of prepping and teaching, the summer months should be all about YOU.

 

Use this well-deserved time to recharge.  Engage in activities that bring you joy - reading, jogging, napping, you name it!  Focusing on yourself fuels you with a necessary recharge.

 

Bonus points if that recharge sparks ideas to incorporate into your lesson plans for the next school year or sparks ideas for your "Teacher-Gram" social media account.  😊

 

There is a good chance that you will spend some of that summer "me time" thinking about your previous and future students and maybe even your class materials – that is okay.  Heck, those thoughts speak to your commitment to be an educator, specifically a concerned and caring teacher.

 

But remember, summer break is a time for you to be selfish - seriously, but in a positive way, of course!

Summer letter tiles, sand, and sunglasses

As an educator who did not practice self-care often enough during the rookie stage, please learn from me: Carve out time to do whatever makes you happy.

 

Doing what makes you happy may mean participating in activities that you enjoy, such as the ones mentioned above, or spending time with your loved ones...or, dare it be stated again, spending time with yourself.  You dedicate a majority of each year to your students' needs rather than your own.  Each school year, you work hard (harder than people in many other professions), so you are entitled to time to refresh your mind, body, and soul.

 

Note: Reveling in "me time" does not take away from your love of teaching.  It simply means you need a recharge to enable yourself to get back into teacher-mode for the next school year.  That self-care will make you an even better teacher – wait and see!

 

Giving yourself what you need during the summer, whether that means "me time" or quality time with loved ones, will grant you invaluable benefits on your mental, physical, and emotional health.

Sand, ocean, and beach chairs

Allowing yourself to recharge for those eight or so weeks during the summer will fuel you to embrace the next school year feeling strong and empowered to take on anything.  Your mental-clarity will also enable you to think freely and creatively to generate new lesson ideas that you will feel confident and excited to share with your students.

 

Remember, you can only be the best "you" for your students by taking care of yourself.  Of course, self-care is ideally practiced "365," but every educator knows the reality of a "teaching lifestyle."  Please use summer break to treat yo'self in ways that feel like herculean tasks (though not impossible) during the school year. 😊

 

I hope this blog post will be an encouraging reminder that you deserve time to focus on yourself to ultimately present your best self to the world every day.

 

What suggestions do you have for a summer recharge?  Share below!

 

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Leave a question, comment, or suggestion below, in the Comments Section!   

 

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Peace.  Love.  Reading & Writing.

 

💗 Miss M

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