Episode Details

→ How can principals do better than superficial gestures of teacher appreciation?→ How can we address teaching colleagues who seem caught in a martyr mindset?→ How can school leaders work efficiently without building a toxic culture of rushing?Welcome back to another episode of the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice.About This Guest, Ruth PoulsenRuth is an international school leader who has spent her career building cultures of care—from China to Colorado, and next up, Jordan. She’s currently on sabbatical and writing Regenerative Schools, a newsletter exploring the mindset shifts and systems changes needed to prevent the crisis of educator burnout and ultimately, to support student wellbeing.Connect with Ruthon LinkedIn, on Substack at regenerativeschools.substack.comIn This Conversation0:00:00 - Ruth Poulsen is a school principal and education writer.1:31 - Stepping from an industrial paradigm to a regenerative mindset4:56 - Distinguishing between efficiency and frantic rushing9:19 - The "fertilizer" in our schools: toxic element or asset?11:48 - How can teachers show appreciation beyond superficial efforts?14:52 - Surveys: How to take the pulse of teachers effectively20:13 - How to set up tree lines in our schools: boundaries that preserve and protect29:04 - Managing parent complaints30:25 - How to coach colleagues caught in a martyr mindset35:01 - Creating intentional moments in schools that connect with mission36:53 - Ruth talks about Regenerative Schools, her Substack38:58 - How and where to connect With Ruth Poulsen onlineVisit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.Song Track Credit: Tropic Fuse by French Fuse - retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.