Surviving Teaching as an Introvert

[@TeacherKellyTag]

I could relate SO much to this. I’m not good about being around huge groups of people but I’m good at performance. When I first became a teacher, I thought of it more like a performance in a play. After I got comfortable it was more teaching but I had to think of it that way to get through the beginning stages. That’s why I do well on KZbin too. When I’m in HUGE groups, I feel so uncomfortable and I seek out individual people to talk to. When I have to do lunch duty (once a week) and/or a student wants to have lunch with me, it can really drain me. It’s why I hate giving lunch detention (I do it when I need to) because I feel like I don’t get a break.

[@markjodonohue]

100% !! Huge groups are super draining, even when it's a big group of students at lunch (I also don't give lunch detention as it feels like I'm giving detention to myself!) I think treating teaching as a performance, especially when you're learning, is a great analogy. I could probably make a video about that as an entire topic!

[@niloufarda3694]

Introvert first year teacher here... Some day i feel I'm on top of the world and have fun with my kids And somedays i just go home and cry myself to bed

[@stephanies3862]

Hi. I'm new to your channel. Getting ready to head back to the classroom here in the US. Most days I dread being in front of a bunch of students all day. This year I also requested to give up my two planning periods because we get a good amount of stipend money for teaching extra classes. So my only time to myself will just be my 30 min lunch break. Last year, I allowed students to take their lunch in my classroom if they asked. I'm not doing that this year...nope. lol

[@raspitoutflame5990]

ayee introvert gang 💪💪💪