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...
You Didn’t Marry The District; You Married Your Person
The Burned Out B: Dear Teachers
19 minutes
2 weeks ago
You Didn’t Marry The District; You Married Your Person
The late-night grading. The careful tiptoeing from a partner who just wants you to rest. The belief that you’re the only one who can help. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and you’re not broken. We go straight at the quiet heartbreak of giving your best energy to a job that forgets you by Monday while your family learns to live with the leftovers. We talk about ego disguised as duty, the savior story many educators are handed, and what it looks like from the other side of the bed wh...
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...
