Building our resilience to daily stresses is a task that we are all working on. However, during times of crises, teachers face not only the stress of changes in their own lives and in their families, but also their deep concerns about the well-being of their students.

In the training, CARE participants talk a lot about "triggers" and "scripts" and being "reactive." Past experiences may shape your perception of a situation, and bring on too-strong or inappropriate emotions. 

There is something going on in the back of the room. Two students are fighting over a piece of paper. The paper rips. Shouting begins. All of your students suddenly turn their attention to the back and you feel out of control. There’s just five minutes left and you still have to cover one more important point in your lesson.