Sydney Jensen: How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?
سيدني جنسن: كيف يمكننا دعم الحالة العاطفية للمدرسين؟
Sydney Jensen wants to shine a light on the emotional and mental impact of teaching students who have experienced trauma. Full bio
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with my students.
كسر الجمود مع طلابي.
in Lincoln, Nebraska,
في لينكولن، نيبراسكا،
and most diverse high schools
وأكثرها تنوعًا
whose mascot is the Links.
التي تكون التميمة الخاصة بها هي الروابط.
مع بعضها مثل السلسلة.
about the meaning behind those links,
حول المعنى وراء هذه الروابط،
to write something about themselves.
أن يكتبوا شيئًا ما عن أنفسهم.
the room with a stapler,
من هذه القصاصات معًا
as a decoration, sure,
that we are all connected.
of those links feels weak?
إحدى هذه الروابط بالضعف؟
to make those connections.
emotionally and academically
with diverse and tough circumstances.
بظروف متنوعة وصعبة.
well-rounded meal for them.
يصنعون وجبة صحية وشاملة لهم.
the story they read
في تلخيص القصة التي قرأوها
للصف التاسع ذلك اليوم،
laws of motion work.
who go to the homeless shelter
إلى ملجأ للمشردين
is sleeping in right now.
حيث ينام أهلهم فيها في الوقت الحالي.
that goes home with me.
يأتي ذلك معي للمنزل.
about teaching.
the lesson-planning, the meetings,
a great deal of teachers' time and energy.
قدرًا عظيمًا من وقت وجهد المدرسين.
you can't control for your kids,
التي لا يمكنك التحكم بها لأطفالك،
once they walk out your door.
من أجلهم بمجرد خروجهم من بابك.
if it's always been this way.
at the University of Georgia,
في جامعة جورجيا،
in our methods classes
of good teaching has changed.
on a line in a factory.
out into a workforce
teacher-student relationships
and the receiver of knowledge.
just doesn't cut it anymore.
لا يأتي بنتيجة مرضية.
with and among our students
مع وبين طلابنا
I'd done a pretty good job
what his voice sounds like.
I wasn't doing it right.
أكن أفعل ذلك على مايرام.
about my teaching.
في طريقة تدريسي.
for my students to talk to me
and to verbalize their learning.
I began not only to know their voice
بدأت ليس فقط معرفة صوتهم
was undocumented
was for his family to be together again.
عائلته معًا مرة أخرى.
that I could not even comprehend.
الذي لم أستطع حتى استيعابه.
a gruesome crime scene
to teaching professionals,
بالمحترفين في مجال التدريس،
and all other support staff
كل موظفي الدعم الآخرين
to mental wellness supports.
إلى وسائل دعم الصحة العقلية.
and 125 students each day,
ومائة وخمس وعشرين طالبًا يوميًا،
are constantly being drawn upon.
and "compassion fatigue,"
our students share with us each day.
التي يتشاركها طلابنا معنا يوميًا.
by the heaviness of it all.
at the University of Nebraska
early childhood settings --
عبر حالات الطفولة المبكرة--
during the prior week.
أثناء الأسبوع السابق.
depressive symptoms.
and my own experiences
this is a universal struggle
and how do we repair it?
وكيف نقوم بإصلاحها؟
by suicide of two students
experiencing homelessness;
the justice system.
someone to talk to, then ..."
إلى شخص للتحدث إليه، فحينئذ ..."
with great leadership.
with community agencies.
مع الوكالات المجتمعية.
increasing numbers
with access to free counseling
إمكانية الحصول على المشورة المجانية
and even some large ones
وحتى بعض الكبيرة منها
تَحمُّل الفاتورة بدون معونة.
social and emotional support staff,
للدعم الاجتماعي والعاطفي فحسب،
the needs of the building --
عبر احتياجات المبنى --
not just the teachers, but both --
بل الاثنين معاً --
those closest to the trauma
that the work that we do
Schoo Middle School,
مدرسة سكوو الإعدادية،
the neighborhood during lunch
to bring people together.
in Zachary, Louisiana,
a "Midweek Meetup,"
that are going well
heavy on their hearts.
for conversations that matter.
للمحادثات التي تُشكِّل أهمية كبرى.
and colleague Jen Highstreet
note to a colleague,
that she sees their hard work
and powerful ripple effect
قويا لا يقدر بثمن
is more than just a decoration.
هي أكثر من مجرد زينة.
that our students walk our halls.
طلابنا في القاعات الخاصة بنا.
to my classroom, room 340,
فصل رقم 340،
where their link hangs.
إلى أين تُعلَّق روابطهم.
and make sure that we're OK.
we all just need a little help
نحتاج جميعًا قليلًا من المساعدة فقط
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sydney Jensen - EducatorSydney Jensen wants to shine a light on the emotional and mental impact of teaching students who have experienced trauma.
Why you should listen
Sydney Jensen is a ninth-grade English teacher at Lincoln High School in the epicenter of America's heartland: Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln is one of the nation's top cities for refugee resettlement, and students at Lincoln High speak more than 30 languages.
Jensen also serves as an instructional coach working with new and veteran teachers to provide instructional support and mentorship. In recognition of her work in the classroom and the school community, Jensen is the 2019 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. She is a passionate advocate for increased mental and emotional wellness supports for both students and the teachers who serve them. You can read more from her here.
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