122. Letting Go of What’s Not in Your Control with Ryan Racine

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Teachers are burned out and continue to leave the profession in droves. One of the biggest challenges is that there’s so much out of our control as educators that we struggle to cope. Even before COVID wreaked havoc on our world, there was little we could do to control what happened in our day-to-day lives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What if we just let go of what we can’t control and instead focus on what is within our power? That’s the mindset behind this week’s podcast episode with Ryan Racine, author of The Stoic Teacher. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryan and I talk about planning ahead for adversity, letting go of those frustrating moments, looking at situations from an outside perspective, and gifting our children with these tools that will serve them well throughout life.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ll never know a world where we can control everything. (And do we really want to?) It’s time we take a step back and live and teach from a different perspective.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About Ryan Racine:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryan Racine is a high school teacher and college instructor from Canada. He earned his master's of English language and literature from Brock University and has published in magazines such as Modern Stoicism, PACE, The Ekphrastic Review, and University Affairs. His book, The Stoic Teacher: Ancient Mind Hacks to Help Educators Foster Resiliency, Optimism, and Inne Calm, focuses on how Stoic philosophy can help teachers deal with day-to-day stresses, manage classroom behavior better, and strive to become better teachers! </span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jump in the Conversation:</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">[1:39] - What is Stoicism</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-we