Teachers amp Stress Unmet needs of students Class composition Size of workload Attitude of provincial government Inclusion of students with special needs Kuehn 1993 Teachers in british ID: 510851
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Yoga for stress managementSlide2
Teachers & Stress
Unmet needs of students
Class compositionSize of workloadAttitude of provincial governmentInclusion of students with special needs (Kuehn, 1993)Slide3
Teachers in
british
columbiaIn cases of disability lasting over 20 days, 36% of those are contributed to psychological disorders with a strong link to stressful work environments.(Tataryn et al., 1998)BC teachers report the highest levels of stress on the job compared with any other province. (King &
Peart
, 1992
)
BC – 21%
PEI – 11%Slide4
Stressed students
Young Children
Pre-Teens, Teens, Young AdultsDisrupted homes, blended families, both parents working outside the homeIncreased exposure to violence, both real and on the screen
Excessive screen time
Being over scheduled
Feeling pressured to perform or behave beyond their ability
(
Witkin
,
KidStress
, 1999)
Failing an exam
Physical appearance
Judgment or evaluation by others
Unrealistic classroom demands
The future
Problems with peers
Problems with a boyfriend or girlfriend
Any situation that threatens self-esteem
Disagreements with teachers, parents or other adults
(Feinstein, Secrets of the Teenage Brain, 2004)Slide5
"
I can't never do the part with the take-away numbers. I did all the problems real fast and she put big red X's on them and said I wasn't trying. And I started crying inside but I couldn't because they would all see." (8-year-old)
(Allen & Klein, Ready-Set Relax, 1996)Slide6
Chronic Di-stress
When
we are constantly in "fight or flight" mode - the body goes into overdrive. Our overall health suffers.Slide7
How it Works
Pre-fontal cortex receives message
Right and left work together to form a response
Poor right-left connection results in limbic system response “Fight or flight”
Loss of rational thought, poor decision making, long-term memory loss, inability to retain information, defensive
behaviourSlide8
Brain neuron connectionSlide9
Yoga
"
Yoga has a sly, clever way of short-circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety." Baxter Bell, quoted in "Worry Thwarts," Yoga Journal, March 2006