What Teachers Really Need: Why Wellness Isn’t Self-Care (And Who’s Responsible)

Описание: Teacher wellness isn’t about more self-care—it’s about systems, leadership, and accountability. This conversation challenges the myth that teachers can “breathe their way” out of burnout.

The major myth surrounding teacher wellness and well-being is that educators are responsible for fixing burnout themselves. In this video, the authors of What Teachers Need explain why deep breaths, mindfulness, and self-care—while helpful—cannot solve the moral and institutional crisis facing the teaching profession.

Instead, this conversation reframes teacher wellness as a shared responsibility, placing the burden on the systems and leaders who create the conditions teachers work within. From principals and superintendents to institutional resources and accountability structures, true wellness depends on collective action—not individual coping strategies.

The discussion explores:
Why teacher burnout is a moral injury, not a personal failure
How leadership and institutional support impact retention and turnover
What accountability can look like at every level of the education system
How small, collective actions—like book clubs—can spark real change

This video is for educators, administrators, policymakers, and anyone invested in building sustainable, humane conditions for teaching and learning.

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Highlights
00:00 The Myth of Teacher Self-Care
00:18 Why the Book Is Called “What Teachers Need”
00:33 Shifting Responsibility to Support Systems
00:50 Accountability in Education Leadership
01:01 Why Teachers Can’t Do This Alone
01:19 Burnout, Turnover, and Moral Injury
01:35 Who Should Carry the Burden of Change
01:55 Building Collective Solutions
02:07 From Book Clubs to Systemic Action