David W. Jones<p>Teaching is a tough job. Be kind to teachers!</p><p>‘I am exhausted’: Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/i-am-exhausted-australian-teachers-speak-about-how-compassion-fatigue-is-harming-them-and-their-work-244519" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/i-am-exhau</span><span class="invisible">sted-australian-teachers-speak-about-how-compassion-fatigue-is-harming-them-and-their-work-244519</span></a></p><p>> A significant part of teaching involves providing emotional support to students. But with many young people facing mental health and trauma issues, teachers are reporting compassion fatigue.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CompassionFatigue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompassionFatigue</span></a></p>