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As a teacher, you probably find yourself in situations pretty often where you\'re made aware of a student having needs or challenges that exceed what your school typically offers them. The list of student needs in so many schools is never-ending, and your desire to help meet them is probably pretty strong, too. But attempting to meet these needs on your own \\u2014 to become a kind of "savior" to your students \\u2014 can not only lead to burnout for you, it\'s also not ultimately that helpful to the student long-term. In this episode\\xa0Alex Shevrin Venet, author of the book Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, returns to talk about the danger of getting into a savior mentality when helping our students, how to tell if you\'re slipping into that kind of thinking, and how to shift toward healthier and more helpful ways of thinking about and approaching student needs.

Thanks to\\xa0NoRedInk\\xa0and\\xa0The Modern Classrooms Project\\xa0for sponsoring this episode.

You can find links to Alex\'s book and a full transcript of our conversation at cultofpedagogy.com/savior-mentality/.