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...
Martyrs with Lanyards: When Giving Becomes Self-Abandonment
The Burned Out B: Dear Teachers
17 minutes
1 month ago
Martyrs with Lanyards: When Giving Becomes Self-Abandonment
Ever feel like your compassion as a teacher is being extracted until you're bone dry? You're not alone. The education system masterfully reframes self-sacrifice as noble empathy while demanding teachers empty themselves for students who often aren't meeting them halfway. We stay after hours helping students who refused to engage during class time, sacrificing our own families in the process. We keep disruptive students in our rooms despite our gut instincts, endangering everyone's well...
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...
