Through the years, I have had to learn how to eliminate stress. When I began my teaching career everything seemed to stress me out: a student's failure, an unprofessional comment from a coworker, etc. With time, I have had to learn to take a step back and really evaluate the importance of what it is I am stressed about. If the stressor did not effect my professional or personal life, I began to devalue the "stressor." I now understand that every student will not be successful, and I don't have to be friends with all of my colleagues - this… >>>
