They told me,
“Build relationships.”
“Plan ahead.”
“Collaborate with your teaching team”
“Reflect on your practice”
All good advice.
All true.
All necessary.
But the best advice?
The one that is not said out loud enough?
Rest.
Rest because teaching is heart work.
Rest because your students
need a human, not a hero running on fumes.
Rest because the work
requires presence,
listening,
courage,
and a full battery.
Rest because your joy matters, too.
The best advice as a teacher has been rest.
What is the best advice you have received as a beginning teacher?
