Self-Care Amongst First-Year Teachers

Leia Baker, Northwest Missouri State UniverisityFollow

Abstract

This paper explores a study completed with two first-year teachers over a three-month period while self-care strategies were suggested and practiced. The paper discusses the impact that practicing and not practicing self-care has on first-year teachers’ attitudes and attendance. It also includes firsthand accounts from journal entries completed by both first-year teachers.

Author Biography

Leia Baker currently teaches in the Kansas City metro area at the Kindergarten level. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Education from The University of Missouri – Columbia and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Northwest Missouri State University. She also enjoys reading, exercising, and spending time with friends and family.

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Recommended Citation

Baker, Leia (2020) "Self-Care Amongst First-Year Teachers," Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research: Vol. 22: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2470-6353.1328

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