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Definition
Symptoms of burnout
Primary causes of burnout
Number one cause of burnout
Strategies to combat burnout
Definition:
Burnout
– a state of mind resulting from prolonged exposure to intense emotional
stress and involving three major components: physical, emotional and mental
exhaustion.
Symptoms of burnout:
 Development of increased feelings of
emotional exhaustion, fatigue and hopelessness.
Tendency of develop negative, cynical
attitudes towards the students.
Tendency to evaluate oneself
negatively, resulting in feelings of lack of self-fulfillment.
Lack of enthusiasm to prepare lessons.
Depression, difficulty in motivating
oneself to come to work, loss of energy.
Loss of memory, easily frustrated.
Primary causes of burnout:
Low salaries
Lack of parents’ interest
Disruptive student behavior
Extreme workload
Negative school environment
Unclear expectations
Increased number of students without
any increase of staff number
Number one cause of burnout:
Administration
that fails to alleviate teachers’ workload and discourages them at the same
time –
No feedback or support from
supervisors
Forced situation on teachers to deal
with inefficient bureaucracy
Having to adopt an approach with which
the teacher doesn’t necessarily identify, because of conformity to the system
Lack of tools for dealing and coping
with children’s special need
Strategies to combat burnout:
Teaching teachers skills of proper
management of time
Designing teachers’ support groups in
which teachers can communicate with others
Providing relaxation workshops for
teachers
Increase job satisfaction and give
rewards for excellence in teaching
Enabling teachers by giving them power
to teach as individuals using their own unique ways
Spread workload among teachers
Involve teachers in school-programs
planning
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