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Take care of yourself mentally .
Keep learning ; follow your own interests .
This will enhance and energize your life and
give you new dimensions to share with your students .
Remember that your students are still learning and developing .
Be patient with growing minds and spirits .
Realize that for some students , school is a respite ,
a place of safety .
Keep it a safe place for them to reveal themselves
and to be themselves .
Each day ,
you have the opportunity to offer your students the world ,
to give them life --changing knowledge and experiences.
Relish the possibilities .
School can be the place
where your students learn they're worthwhile
and where they can counter unhealthy lessons
they're learning elsewhere .
Give them that chance .
Take care of yourself mentally .
Keep learning ; follow your own interests .
This will enhance and energize your life and
give you new dimensions to share with your students .
Take care of yourself psychologically .
Deal with your own needs and issues ,
so that you don't try to get your needs met by your students .
Look to your fellow teachers for support ,
understanding , advice , and laughter .
They can be sources of wisdom and strength .
Feel good about yourself ;
give yourself a solid grounding in knowing you're OK .
People feel good about you
when you feel good about yourself .
Last updated 2000.20.22