Survivors

=== The definition of a survivor in this context is an educator who has completely given up on practicing effective instruction and has focused his or her energy on a new mission: Survival until the end of the school year - and in some cases, the end of the school day. ===

Flight Response

 * When human beings face stress that becomes overwhelming, they retreat to a safer place.
 * Workplace "burnout" leaves a person feeling that there is no hope for improvement. They have descended into a depression.
 * They should not be ridiculed or demeaned/ their condition is real and they require help.

Student Bargaining
Survivors are not in control of their own emotions which makes it difficult for them to control the emotions of others.
 * Students are adept at identifying the teacher who has reached this level of withdrawal and take advantage of the situation.
 * Survivors make it from day to day and year to year by bargaining with students to leave them alone
 * Students use the opportunity to gain privileges such as:
 * Use of banned electronic items
 * Access to computers for personal purposes
 * Access to nonacademic television and computer games
 * Receipt of favorable grades in exchange for compliance with the teacher

Pedagogical Characteristics

 * Survivors carry no political agenda - sole purpose is to make it through the day with their sanity intact
 * They do not interact with others educators
 * There is an absence of good professional practice. Instead you will often see:
 * Frequent use of video as a primary teaching tool
 * Frequent use of the computer lab for nonacademic reasons
 * Frequent use of worksheets as "busy work" to fill time
 * Frequent granting of "free time" as a reward for behavioral cooperation

//Survivors are not very respected by their peers//. Many believe that the survivor does not belong in the classroom in his/her current state of mind.