Sunday, May 3, 2009
Teacher stress
While looking for websites for my socialbookmarking project I came across a disturbing website. Apparently, teaching is the fourth most stressful profession and one third of new teachers will leave the profession within five years, and 44% of all long term disability claims by teachers are stress related. I also did not know about some side effects that stress can have on the mind and body. Damaging effects of stress: Stress damages the brain and can impair memory function, raises blood pressure, can trigger pain, gas, and aggravate stomach ulcers, and can stimulate the production of inflammatory hormones which contribute to the build-up of plaque in the arteries. This website offers a teacher survival kit with lots of humorous cartoons. It is a fact that laughter can actually lower blood pressure and cut stress levels in half. If you want to check out this website the URL is http://www.motivationalplus.com/Cartoonsforteachers.html
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