AUDIO BLOG - How to Fight Mental Illness Through Authenticity

This is an audio version of the blog post, "How to Fight Mental Illness Through Authenticity" Written by Christine Ravesi-Weinstein (@RavesiWeinstein). Read by Rae Hughart (@raehughart)  Read the post at www.teachbetter.com/blog/fight-mental-illness-through-authenticity/  In This Post:  Authenticity is a growing necessity in education, for both teachers and students.  A job may be just a job, but teaching is more than that; it’s a work of love and sacrifice.  Although there are certain things we must temper when we are in front of our students, the inherent qualities that define who we are must be conspicuous and unchanged.  The foundations of authenticity are compassion, patience, positivity, and humor.  Positive relationships and authenticity give students cause to be authentic in return.