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You are being asked to do too much right now. You've got rid of the obvious and you still feel behind/overworked. Here are 4 things we came up with in a recent Academic Writing Studio Office hours to consider
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You don't need to be more compassionate to your students. You are already a compassionate teacher. If they are feeling pressured in general, it's probably not because of something you are doing.
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You could probably cut back quite a bit of preparation for individual sessions. While it might feel like it did when you were new at this, you are not new. You could wing it more. You have experience.
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Put less effort into making it look like things are normal/not difficult right now. Put less effort into masking how under-resourced the changes required by the pandemic have been.
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Cleaning your house. No one is coming over. Prioritise bathrooms and kitchen.
Lower your standards. Seriously.
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Lower your standards. Seriously.
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As always, those specific things might not work for you but I hope the make you think of something that will.
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#TeamNoBurnout
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#TeamNoBurnout
