One of the hardest parts of being a teacher is interacting with many people per day. I’m sure many of us love where we work (otherwise, every single moment of that would be a disaster), however, it rarely happens to meet/work with more than 50 individuals a day without having a controversial discussion. I believe we teachers need to learn how to deal with the negativity exposed in such moments. We should protect our soul from anything harmful mentioned by a colleague, student, or other school employees. But the key question is how?

1. Although it sounds something obvious, I want to remind you that every one of us must have a profound reason on why we are doing this job. An inspiring backup which pushes us forward in tough moments, when things get disgusting. As a Middle Easterner, I know how important it is to spread the education culture all over the world, and this is exactly my first goal to wake up early in the morning and get ready to go to work. I love to educate people and to get educated every day, and I think this matters! That’s my main reason to teach those individuals in the classroom and be there among them! What about you? I am sure you already have your inspiration; however, if you don’t, try to discover it now!

2. We need to consider the fact that there is no need to convince everyone that we are right. Perhaps this very simple mindset will reduce a lot of pressure during our conversations with others, especially some rude parents who want to push you to think like them or apply their own terms in the classroom. That is absolutely something nonsense as class regulations are related to the school, not them!

3. One other great way could be avoiding unnecessary dialogues during break times. As you can probably confirm, there is always a bunch of gossip in the school environment either about students or stuff. The helpful idea is to be professional and concentrate on your own to-do list of the day, as I am sure teachers always have some staff to check in. In fact, when you get concentrated on your real duty as a teacher, you won’t have any time to follow up on the gossip and school stories.

Let’s keep our job environment a place to enjoy, not to suffer on a regular basis! 

Wish you an amazing time.