Burnout or disillusionment?

I struggled last year with simply not being happy at school. I teach HS students with mild-moderate special needs, and I enjoy that part of my job. But it’s the politics, the money crunching (while spending thousands on admin and PD), and other stuff that makes me unhappy. I really don’t know if it’s burnout or what....but as school supplies are showing up in stores and emails are picking up, I’m really dreading going back to school. Major staff changes this year, including a new collaboration teacher, new principal, and a new grade-level special ed casemanager. How do I know if it’s time for me to get out, or are there things I can do to change this around? I’ve never wanted to do anything else.....to think I wouldn’t be a teacher breaks my heart, but to think of going back to school doesn’t make me happy either. This article makes some interesting points, but just has my mind racing even more...Teacher burnout versus disillusionment

Submitted July 05, 2018 at 08:01PM by MrsChy https://ift.tt/2u6hEHv