Teachers shouldn’t have to devote more and more of their personal life to their profession to be considered highly effective. It’s unrealistic expectations like this that lead to burn out and teacher shortage

School districts and school leaders, from the many messages I receive daily, there are many teachers feeling not just burned out, but demoralized right now. Please make morale a priority.

Yes students need rules, but even more so they need routines, boundaries, high expectations, and responsibilities. The first doesn't require relationships just enforcement, but the rest depend on a strong relationship to be effective.

Teachers should not have to work well beyond contracted hours (unpaid) just to get things done. Then we wonder why there is a 50% attrition every 5 years. This year will be off the charts if we don’t change expectations. We need state and district leaders to step up for teachers.