Chase Off the Monkey with the Pebbles

Chase Off the Monkey with the Pebbles

Ideas for keeping teachers healthy and content

• keeping an even keel in everyday school life
• promoting teachers’ health
• with lots of practical exercises


Teachers are exposed to a lot of stress in their professional lives. Many factors are difficult to change, in particular the basic external conditions. However, teachers can learn to deal with stress in a way which is beneficial to their health. In particular, their own thought patterns, attitudes and values could be good places to start. Their health can be positively and sustainably influenced by dealing with personal beliefs and attitudes. In this guide to health, teachers will find ideas which focus especially on providing them with self-management strategies – backed up with humorous cartoons, reflection exercises and some experiences from everyday school life.


Target group
Teachers of all types of schools, school directors