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Teaching through Emotions: how to feel better and teach betterGet weekly practical tips and heartfelt stories to navigate relationships and really connect with one another for a change. Sometimes for teachers, mostly for everyone. Author: Betsy Burris, PhD, MSW - Psychodynamic Coach & Education Expert
*Teaching Through Emotions* is an award-winning podcast that helps teachers *feel* better and *teach* better. Hosted by Betsy Burris, PhD, teacher educator and psychotherapist, the show treats "bad" feelings and "bad" behavior as data, not problems. Through real-life stories, Betsy unpacks how emotions inform both student behavior and teacher burnout. If youre struggling with classroom management, feeling the weight of burnout, or dealing with the "bad feelings" that come with high-stakes teaching, TTE offers the tools you need to stay grounded. Season 4 takes you inside Teacher Support Groups (TSGs). Each episode centers on one teacher's story: whats bugging them, how the group reframes it, and what the plan of action is that leads to immediate relief. Betsy closes the loop with a follow-up, so you get to hear the story from struggle to resolution. Season 4 launches September 17. Get full access and become a paid subscriber to Teaching through Emotions at www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribe. Listen to build up your psychodynamic muscles by hearing about other brave teachers wins when they thought nothing, NOTHING, would change. www.teachingthroughemotions.com Language: en Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Dealing with Student Rudeness: Teacher mental health means setting boundaries AND surviving setting boundaries!
Thursday, 15 October, 2026
Ah, rudeness. Most college professors do not expect it from their students (or from anybody). The hierarchy in colleges and universities is pretty clear, and the stakes of messing with it are generally high for students. So what do you do when a student tells you to wait while they finish typing their text?In other words, how does student rudeness affect teachers? Even if you handle the student effectively in the moment, what if you feel bad about it afterwards? Teacher mental health (everyone’s mental health) includes surviving boundary hangover, or the regret that can follow doing the right interpersonal thing.In this episode, we hear some college professors in a Teacher Support Group wrestle with this very thing: setting an appropriate boundary and feeling bad about it afterwards.We discuss* Who’s in Charge: What to do when the authority structure gets flipped upside down* The Class Placeholder: The possible ramifications when students scramble to change their course schedule* Student Distractions: Do students need help fitting into your classroom reality?* The Teacher Ego: Why it’s crucial to teacher mental health* Objectification: What the antidote is to the common experience of being turned into an object for someone else’s useYou don’t have to be a college professor to relate to this story! High school teachers, elementary and pre-school teachers, even parents — everyone who interacts with other people, especially members of Gen Z, can benefit from hearing how these teachers work through their reactions to student rudeness. Teacher mental health is crucial. Check it out!External linksTeaching through EmotionsWhat type of teacher are you? Take the quiz!Connect & ShareGot a story to share? What shockingly rude behaviors have you encountered in your classroom? I’d love to hear! Leave me a voicemail at (413) 239-4158 and we might feature your perspective in a future episode!Or send me an email! betsy@teachingthroughemotions.com.Support the Show: If this conversation resonated, please consider leaving a rating or review on your podcast app. Your feedback helps others find us.Get full access to the community: www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribeCreditsFounder and Host: Betsy BurrisProducer: Jullian Androkae of PodVisionAudience Development: Andreea Coscai of PodVisionPodcast Editor: Jasper ChuaTheme Music: Tom Burris/Jabbering TroutInterstitial Music: Brad WellsChapters:00:00 Thank yous, then when students get under your skin03:58 A college student tells his professor "okay, go ahead"09:08 The group asks: was the phone really the problem?17:03 When students treat your class as a placeholder20:36 Getting paused like a phone, and why it stings29:21 Saying no to the replay, then the boundary hangover38:01 The plan: trust your gut and speak up42:44 A month later, plus takeaways for your own classroom This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribe
