The particular demands of school music teaching may lead to unique stressors. Teachers who experience stress over an extended period without adequate resources may begin to experience burnout, a more complex and severe condition than stress alone. Perfectionism as a personality trait may be related to stress and burnout in populations of general education teachers and other caring professions.
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to learn more about music education teacher burnout during a talk hosted by the Department of Music Friday, March 22, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Harkness Chapel.
Allison Paetz, a PhD candidate in music education, will present “A Mixed Methods Exploration of Perfectionism, Stress, and Burnout Among preK-12 Music Educators in the United States.”
Paetz also is the vocal music and research teacher at Rocky River High School, where she directs three curricular choirs, two extracurricular ensembles and teaches AP Research.