My daughter is a brilliant teacher but she's burning out in her third year and talking about quitting, and I can see she inherited my perfectionism and my need to save every kid — the same things that drove me to exhaustion when I taught. We keep having the same circular conversations where I try to give advice and she gets defensive.
More people experience this than they realize.
Watching someone you love repeat your mistakes in a profession you passed down to them creates a painful loop of projection and protection.
“Where Are You with Teaching and mentorship as legacy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.