Reconnect with the reason you started in this profession to begin with.

As a teacher, it’s very easy to lose sight of the reason why you entered the profession. There are so many things we do on a daily basis that just aren’t what you signed up for. Some of those things are systemic problems, and others are just tasks that...well, things that you would never have believed were a reality until you became a teacher. 

A teacher’s entire day is just filled with unbelievable moments where you’re like, did that really come out of my mouth? Am I really dealing with this right now? Is this reality? Some of those moments are depressing, and some are kind of comical. But all of them are something...different than what you envisioned. Your vision of what you thought teaching was going to be doesn’t usually match your reality.