In critical issues in education this semester, we addressed many deep concerns that both students and teachers face while in school.The two themes that stuck out the most to me were mental health and teacher burnout. Both of these important themes highlighted the importance of mental health for both the students and the teachers. As a future teacher, it is important to make sure that I look out for the well-being of my students. It will be even more important for me to look out for my own well-being. If I don't take care of myself, how will I take care of my students?
Because of these themes this semester, I have thought hard about how I will try to make sure to maintain a work-life balance. To do this, I intend to be proactive so that I will seldom have to do intense work from home. I am determined to make sure that my work does not interfere with my leisure and affect my mental health.
In relation to my students, I intend to maintain open communication with them to ensure that they know that I am an ally when it comes to them experiencing any type of adversity. I need to do my job as an ally by making sure that the mental health of my students come first. In doing this, I will be able to help them learn as much as possible because all of their needs will be met otherwise. These are big claims to make because I am a pre-service teacher, but I truly hope that this is something that I can stand by when I enter my first year of teaching. I'm truly thankful for this class because I learned a lot about things that they don't always teach about in the textbooks.
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