How's your relationship with yourself?
I had the honor of leading a fairly well-attended Twitter chat this week (check out #masterychat if you haven't already). One question I asked seemed to resonate with many was about the relationship we have with ourselves. It's not something I think about a lot, seriously. I kind of take me for granted, if that makes any sense. I give for a lot of things. I make sure students are ok; I advocate for students and their needs for and with parents. I check in on fellow teachers. I try to make sure our school nurse and school secretaries feel noticed and needed. I'm not saying I don't get it back. People check in on me, and I appreciate that. But do I? Do I check in on me? Teachers - not all, but a great number - are in this profession because they are givers. They like to take care of others in a multitude of ways. We're also notoriously bad about putting ourselves on the back burner (teacher burn-out is real, folks, but that's another conversation). And now t...