24. The Power of Struggle with Tanya Hale

Tanya Hale is a middle school teacher who loves working to help her 8th grade students become better readers.  After being a stay-at-home mom for over 15 years, she began her teaching career. Tanya is also a certified life coach who specializes in coaching middle-aged women on relationships and is the host of the podcast Intentional Living with Tanya Hale. In this episode,Tanya and I talk about the importance of struggle and how blame and victimization erode education and how taking responsibility for ourselves as teachers is essential. 

In This Episode we discuss:

  • The mindset shifts Tanya has seen in the classroom
  • How taking responsibility is the key to educational change
  • The importance of positive struggle
  • How taking responsibility is essential to mind management and one’s power

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More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols:

Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It’s your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. 

In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It’s time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.