Burnout and stress is TOO LATE for teacher wellbeing - Sarah Mercer 1m316f

Book a free 1:1 to strategize your teaching business goals.  Escaping precarity in ELT? our free group here.   Education is designed around focusing on the learner first and the teacher as a medium to the learner. Sarah Mercer tells us why this leads to unhealthy teachers.  Sarah Mercer is a Professor of foreign language teaching at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research interests include all aspects of the psychology surrounding the foreign language learning experience. She is co-editor of Multilingual Matters’ Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching book series, currently vice-president of IAPLL, and ambassador for IATEFL. In this episode, Sarah expounds on: why connecting with learners is fundamental cell phone addiction and what we CAN'T do about it re-framing what "student-led" means defining "engagement" and pedagogical caring students faking engagement out of respect for their teacher burnout and stress are the result of the systemic element of teacher well-being For more from Sarah Mercer: 1. Visit her website 2. Read her publications  3. Her handbook "Teacher Wellbeing" Thank you for listening. Your has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective D tool for you. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: [email protected]  Ways we can help you right now: 1. Book a free 1:1 chat to strategize your teaching business.  2. 5in30: Get 5 clients in the next 30 days 3. Just starting your business? Get free guidance in our group.  4.  our free guides for teacherpreneurs.  646f3i