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#4 - Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honor: Why I Threw Out My Curriculum After 22 Years - (CTE) - Career And Technical Education Professional Development

From That "CTE" Guy - CHAT-CTE: Finally—PD That’s Personal · Hosted by Steven Bross

2025-05-21·734

Episode summary

In this episode of That "CTE" Guy - CHAT-CTE: Finally—PD That’s Personal: In this raw and reflective episode of CHAT-CTE, I get honest about what burnout really looks like after 22 years in the classroom. When I realized I was just going through the motions—and my students were too—I did something drastic: I threw out my entire curriculum. What followed was a complete reset of how I teach, how I connect, and how I take care of myself as an art and design educator.

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In this raw and reflective episode of CHAT-CTE, I get honest about what burnout really looks like after 22 years in the classroom. When I realized I was just going through the motions—and my students were too—I did something drastic: I threw out my entire curriculum. What followed was a complete reset of how I teach, how I connect, and how I take care of myself as an art and design educator.