{"id":1133,"date":"2021-10-26T10:56:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:23:12","slug":"student-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/student-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Frazzled Students? How To Deal with Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think back to the first day of any new school year, it\u2019s pretty easy to paint a picture of what it looked like. Excited students wander the halls with new backpacks, friends reunite, and teachers introduce themselves to whole classrooms full of new students. The first day is generally dedicated to getting to know one another and going over procedures<\/a>. A little chaotic, but everything is also new and fresh. Moods are elevated and students are excited and motivated to learn.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fast-forward\u00a0a few months, and the picture in your mind looks very different. Now your classroom is a bustling place to be. Classrooms are filled with a blend of engaged learners mixed in with peers who are either bored, tired, or frustrated. Every teacher knows just how real student burnout can be for kids (and for you!) and how quickly the excitement of a new school year can turn into copious amounts of stress.<\/p>\n

When you think about it, learning new information and skills every single day for seven hours a day for weeks\u2014and then months at a time\u2014can be downright exhausting for anyone who attends school. It\u2019s likely that at some point during the year, some students will experience academic burnout<\/a> at some point throughout the school year.<\/p>\n

Seasoned teachers know that the greatest chance of having a classroom full of struggling students running on fumes typically happens just before the holidays when students start catching a faint glimpse of light at the end of a very long academic tunnel.<\/p>\n

But the good news is that there are steps that you can take to prevent burnout in class this school year!<\/p>\n

What is Burnout<\/h2>\n

\"ChildThe first step in minimizing burnout is to have a clear understanding of what it really is. Academic burnout occurs when students feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed out for an extended duration of time. In essence, after weeks of learning new information, developing new skills, and completing difficult tasks, students may hit a wall and begin to feel depleted in the classroom.<\/p>\n

Some of the most noticeable warning signs<\/a> your students may exhibit when they\u2019re suffering from school burnout include:<\/p>\n