The glossy “good teacher” lists look harmless until you read the fine print: love more, inspire constantly, and be willing to “do anything.” We pull that poster off the wall and take it apart, exposing how duty-laced love, performative inspiration, and endless adaptability become tools for empathy extraction and self-erasure. Instead of chasing approval through toxic positivity, we make a case for a teacher identity that is human first and sustainable by design. We walk through each buzzword...
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The glossy “good teacher” lists look harmless until you read the fine print: love more, inspire constantly, and be willing to “do anything.” We pull that poster off the wall and take it apart, exposing how duty-laced love, performative inspiration, and endless adaptability become tools for empathy extraction and self-erasure. Instead of chasing approval through toxic positivity, we make a case for a teacher identity that is human first and sustainable by design. We walk through each buzzword...
Dear Teachers, You Were Never Supposed to Burn Out
The Burned Out B: Dear Teachers
7 minutes
3 months ago
Dear Teachers, You Were Never Supposed to Burn Out
If you’ve ever stood in front of your class on the verge of tears, googled “other jobs for teachers,” or thought, “How is it only 9:07 AM?”—this episode is for you. In this raw, funny, and soul-punching premiere, Nicole shares the truth most teachers are too exhausted to say out loud: the burnout isn’t your fault. It’s a product of a system built to extract your compassion and sell it back to you as “professionalism.” We unpack the lies you’ve been sold about what it means to be a “good teach...
The Burned Out B: Dear Teachers
The glossy “good teacher” lists look harmless until you read the fine print: love more, inspire constantly, and be willing to “do anything.” We pull that poster off the wall and take it apart, exposing how duty-laced love, performative inspiration, and endless adaptability become tools for empathy extraction and self-erasure. Instead of chasing approval through toxic positivity, we make a case for a teacher identity that is human first and sustainable by design. We walk through each buzzword...
