3. ACTIVITY
OTime:
O3 minutes for discussion
O5 minutes for conclusion
OInstructions:
ODiscuss among your group
members the following questions
and share your views
7. As teachers, we are
models of good
behavior
We dress up.
We speak right.
We act right.
We live right.
We bring home our work.
And the list can go on.
9. mentally or emotionally
disruptive or upsetting
condition
in response to adverse
external influences
capable of affecting
physical and emotional well-
being
13. LIST OF STRESSES UPON A TEACHER
O Lesson planning
O Accountability for student
performance
O Classroom management
and discipline
O Supervisory role
O Extracurricular activity
conducting and
monitoring
O Taking work home
O Difficult students
O Difficult classes
O Lack of administrative
support
O Pressure from parents
O Teacher’s evaluation
O Ongoing learning
O Social isolation
O Job uncertainty
O Integration of intelligence
and technology
O Change in curriculum
O Change in learning
modalities
O Pandemic
14. Behaviors in stress conditions
Fight or Flight:
According to the study of
biologists humans respond to
urgent stress situations in two ways:
OFight : To battle with the stress
causing factor
OFlight : To try to escape from stress
causing factor
15. Understanding causes of stress in
your life:
OUnderstand the long-term stress in your
life;
OUnderstand the most serious sources of
short-term stress;
OMake best use of all of the resources
available to you;
OFind stress management techniques that
will be helpful; and
OPlan to manage stress.
20. Avoid unnecessary stress There are a
number of stressors in life
that can eliminated.
Learn how to say “no.”
Avoid people who stress you out.
Take control of your environment.
Avoid hot-button topics.
Pare down your to-do list.
21. Alter the situation
If you can’t avoid a stressful
situation, try changing the way you
communicate and operate in your
daily life.
Express your feelings,
compromise, assert, manage
your time better.
22. Adapt to the stressor
Change your expectations and
attitude.
Reframe problems.
Look at the big picture.
Adjust your standards.
Perfectionism is a major source of
avoidable stress.
Focus on the positive.
23. Ask for Help
Take time to talk to others
– your people resources – and
plan.
Set up routines and duties.
24. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Focus on the essential
Don't Play the
Teacher at Home.
25. Take Time for Yourself
Pamper yourself in small ways.
AROMATHERAPY
GO TO THE SALON
PLAY GAMES
FOLLOW YOUR INTERESTS
EXERCISE.
26. T i p s t o r e d u c e s t r e s s
OLearn to plan
ORecognize and
accept limits
OTalk out your
problems
OAvoid
unnecessary
teachers’
competition
OLearn to play a
sport
ODecide to be
positive
OLove yourself
more than
anybody else
OExercise
OChange your
surroundings
27. Remember Why You Teach
“I teach in order to
make a difference for
children and to share
myself with the world.
I keep these reasons for
teaching close to my
heart.”