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An Educator’s Guide to Fighting YOUR Learned Helplessness

From The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast · Hosted by Evalaurene Jean-Charles

2025-03-28·00:38:46

Episode summary

In this episode of The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast: With everything going on in education, it feels impossible not to feel stuck, burnt out, or powerless in your teaching practice. In this episode, we unpack how learned helplessness is plaguing the students, and educators alike. This conversation is about what you can do to reclaim your joy, autonomy, resistance inside the classroom.

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With everything going on in education, it feels impossible not to feel stuck, burnt out, or powerless in your teaching practice. In this episode, we unpack how learned helplessness is plaguing the students, and educators alike. This conversation is about what you can do to reclaim your joy, autonomy, resistance inside the classroom. Let this be your reminder: you're not the problem—the system is. Journal Prompt: When was the last time you felt powerless at work? What would reclaiming that moment look like? Links Mentioned: [PODCAST] How to use student voice in your classroom? Join the Liberation Library: THEEE online community for educators fighting the system from the inside, without burning out.