Teacher Burnout

Guest: Steve Hydon, Clinical Professor in Field Education, University of Southern California More than half of American kids have experienced some kind of trauma. Teachers have to deal with the repercussions of that every day with many anxious, depressed, and withdrawn students. It’s exhausting some teachers to the point that they’re start showing the same symptoms. It’s like second-hand smoking, but for trauma. And this was a problem long before the pandemic hit. (Originally aired March 24, 2020)