Sometimes we just need to say it - the team meetings suck.

Think about your team (it doesn’t have to be a Professional Learning Community, of course). How much of the list below resonates?

I feel like it’s a waste of time.

I’m not sure what the purpose of the meeting is.

We talk but never seem to actually go anywhere.

I was a demoralized teacher.

Demoralization differs from burnout because it is rooted in having to face frequent moral conflicts. These dilemmas are rarely “I’m not sure what the right course of action is,” but more “I know the right thing to do, but am unable to do it.”