{"id":3425,"date":"2018-03-04T07:17:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T15:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2018-03-04T07:17:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T15:17:55","slug":"how-to-not-be-hard-on-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/how-to-not-be-hard-on-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Not Be Hard on Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As teachers, we set high standards for ourselves and for our students. After all, reaching for the stars is how one gets off the ground. But sometimes, when we reflect on our performance in the classroom or on our interactions with kids and parents, we tend to be overly critical of ourselves. I stumbled across this graphic yesterday, and decided to share it. It offers good advice for everyone who tends to be too self-judgmental, not just teachers. 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