The Frazzled Teacher's Wellness Plan: A Five Step Program for Reclaiming Time, Managing Stress, and Creating a Healthy Lifestyle [Paperback]

J. (James) Allen Queen (Author), Patsy S. Queen (Author)

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Publication Date: October 30, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0761929622 | ISBN-13: 978-0761929628

This wellness plan for today's busy teachers is generously illustrated, offering a five-step program to a healthier lifestyle.

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About the Author

J. Allen Queen is professor and former chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A former classroom teacher, principal, college administrator, and university professor, he works with teachers and principals in the areas of managing priorities, time management, and stress reduction. Queen has written over 30 books and 70 articles, including The Frazzled Teacher’s Wellness Plan (Corwin Press 2004), The Block Scheduling Handbook (Corwin Press 2002), and books on karate and fitness for young readers. He has appeared on radio and television programs, including ABC's World News Now, and has been a consultant to over 160 schools and districts in 36 states and 3 foreign countries in the areas of classroom discipline, school safety, block scheduling, and time management.

Patsy S. Queen earned a BS in Education (Home Economics) and a BS in Nursing from Western Carolina University, and a Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. She has experience as a registered nurse in North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas. In addition to holding national certification in her specialty area, she is recognized by the North Carolina Board of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has served as an item writer for the National Counsel of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination for registered nurses, and for the National Credentialing Center’s nursing specialty certification exams. Patsy has taught nursing and nutrition courses for the past 25 years and is presently an instructor at Gaston Community College in Dallas, North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press (October 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761929622
• ISBN-13: 978-0761929628
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #532,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The title misleads you... this is a yoga book, April 8, 2008

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This review is from: The Frazzled Teacher's Wellness Plan: A Five Step Program for Reclaiming Time, Managing Stress, and Creating a Healthy Lifestyle (Paperback)

Ok so I picked up this book thinking it dealt with teacher stress and how to better deal with the stresses I faced in teaching.
The book does overview stress a bit and gives general principles for stress managements, but it was obviously not written from a teacher perspective, nor does it give any specific situations and how to handle them better.
Instead, it basically points out what is stress, what its symptoms are, how teachers have a stressful job, and that you should do physical exercises.
In fact, the majority of the book is about doing yoga.
The book did not give me any aids in managing my stresses at work or how to reduce the stress I face... some questions helped me to think about things, but not enough to make the book worth it.
The book can be summarized in these statements: Teachers have an incredibly stressful job and that stress will harm your body. Therefore, you should do yoga.
Overall, I was very disappointed, because I wanted something more applicable.
I would only recommend that you buy this book if you want the yoga exercises because it explains each in detail, with photo images, and those are readily applicable to being done in the classroom by teachers.