Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VII – Central Visayas
Division of Cebu City

LAC REFLECTION JOURNAL

Date: JUNE 11
Name: Age: 31
Position/Designation: TEACHER I Sex: FEMALE

Topic: Self Compassion for Teachers and Educators

Reflections:
Individual Actionable Agreements Reflection
from LAC Session

The topic was appropriate for me, a. Key takeaways

especially nowadays that I did not
keep a journal regularly, your
have time for myself because of the
self-compassion practice will
overloaded forms to be submitted.
become even stronger and
Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and
translate more easily into daily
anxious. Sometimes I don’t even
life.
know where to start, I guess, giving
myself self-kindness, common
humanity, and mindfulness in short
treating ourselves with kindness
and considering our own needs. The
Speaker really hit the nail for us
educators, very fortunate for us b. Challenges
teachers to be discussed on how to
treat ourselves when you are Failure to recognize the
already at your lowest ebb. Very pervasiveness of our negative self-
helpful and informative. evaluations.

c. Suggestions for improvement

Self-Compassion Break It will help

me remember to evoke the three
aspects of self-compassion when I
need it most.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VII – Central Visayas
Division of Cebu City

Overall impression:

Telling the inner critic to give you a break, especially during high-stress
situations, is a skill that’s worth including in Professional Development or
teacher education programs.