Here's how you can effectively respond to and recover from failure as a teacher through self-care.

Recovering from failure begins with acknowledging and accepting your emotions without judgment. Allow yourself to feel frustration, sadness, or disappointment—it’s a natural response. Processing these feelings honestly fosters reflection and growth. Remember, setbacks are part of every journey and do not define your capabilities as an educator. Embrace failure as a learning opportunity that propels you toward future achievements and deeper insights into your teaching practice.

As a veteran teacher and learning development expert, I have honed a resilient approach to failure, leveraging self-awareness, compassion, and reflection to transform setbacks into growth opportunities. By prioritizing holistic well-being and maintaining a supportive network, I emerge stronger and more effective, celebrating successes and seeking guidance when needed, ultimately enhancing my impact on students and my own professional evolution.

This is really challenging since acknowledging emotions means also taking time, especially when you are in a very busy period of your life and do not have the choice to feel those emotions. I recommend journaling since it helps to deal with emotions more constructively and it gives a sense of control during the day.

En situaciones en las cuales uno se siente frustrado es importante en primer término aceptar la situación y evaluar cuáles son las causas de esa sensación de fracaso. Una vez realizado esto, el segundo paso es actuar sobre esas frustraciones, evaluar qué podemos realizar para eliminarlas y definir un plan de acción. Este plan puede ser buscar nuevos desafíos, nuevas capacitaciones, etc. Reconociendo las causas de nuestra frustración es el primer paso para actuar en consecuencia.

A failure or a success is not learning and development tool if you do not accept, understand and reflect! So, you should accept that you have failed. That's quite normal. Pathways of success are full of faults, failures, misunderstandings and poor performances. To reflect, you have to accept that first.

Absolutely! Our colleagues are the best form of support and encouragement. There's no one that can better relate to what you may be going through. In addition, our colleagues can often provide us with a solution. There's a vast amount of knowledge, skills, and experiences to tap into through great professional relationships.

En mi caso particular en la docencia, siempre tengo un circulo de profesores en los que puedo apoyarme, muchas veces para consejos, por frustraciones que se dan en el aula. Un circulo de profesores también es un muy buen apoyo sicologico en situaciones de stress, teniendo en cuenta que son personas que comparten nuestro mismo entorno de trabajo.

?Fracaso? Ya hemos hablado otras veces que es una palabra muy dura. Quizá, sea mas amable tropiezo o falla. La noción del fracaso tiene la connotación de un estado o en un proyecto completo. El primer "auto cuidado" que debe tener un docente, es justo en el uso óptimo de las palabras y conceptos. Las palabras suelen interiorizarse y formar parte de nuestra manera de ver el mundo y su interpretación. ?Un error es un fracaso? ?Podemos distinguir las diferencias? La noción de fracaso ?la decimos nosotros o no los dice otro? ?Que importancia tiene para nosotros ese otro que nos califica? ?Que tiene que ver nuestra percepción del error con respecto a la forma que evaluamos en clase? ?Los alumnos fracasan? ?Fracasa el docente?

Being all-time positive is a total lie. To understand yourself better you have to feel what is real for you. You may fail or be unsuccessful, then it is quite normal that you have negative feelings. The real issue is that you do not stay long in that negative mood! (1) Identify the reasons of your failure (2) Digest your feelings with these reasons, live and feel what normally is there for you (3) Reflect your feelings, criticise your faults (4) Plan your next moves and try to stay out of negative feelings (5) As you proceed and learn from your past experiences, positive feelings will arrive!

?Emociones negativas? Pues tambien solemos llamarlas placenteras y displacenteras. Algunas emciones que llamamos negativas, como la tristeza, es muy necesaria para salir fortalecido de un evento. Se trata entonces, de reconocer las emociones que sentimos tras el evento. No se trata de ser positivo en un momento triste, sino aprender de el y de las emociones que sentimos. No siempre es, lo que nos pasa, sino como nos acermos cargo con lo que nos pasa. Transcurrido el efecto del evento, podemos reconocer los aprendizajes y las fortalezas internas que tenemos para favorecer el tránsito. Entonces, ya superado, con aprendizajes y con nuevas fortalezas, podemos evocar a la mentalidad positiva. #teaching #docencia #linkedin

Es un aspecto fundamental buscar los aspectos positivos y no entrar en un círculo de auto-lamentacion, que solo conduce a más frustración. Aunque parezca difícil, hay que romper este círculo y el buscar aspectos positivos es una forma de darnos cuenta que no hacemos siempre todas las cosas mal.

First of all, give yourself credit that you failed only because you were willing to try. Meditatively reflect on the roles you may have played and acknowledging that you have room to grow and improve. Then listen to encouraging podcasts and messages to renew your mindset and cultivate a positive outlook. Take out time to rest. Then map out practical solutions and come back stronger.

I do not totally agree with that approach because seems to establish a fixed mindset that is not beneficial for teaching. Failures, errors, mistakes or whatever you may wanna call, are part of the learning process not just for students but including us. So is not just a question for coping but to develop a new belief and conduct aboutlearning.

Reframe your own thinking- what may be perceived as failure could also be considered an experience or opportunity from which you can learn and develop your own practice.