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...even the proposals he did mention have their pitfalls. Most significantly, his plan for "teacher empowerment" is actually a shift of responsibilities to already overburdened teachers which will lead to decreased effectiveness in the classroom and increased teacher burnout...
Tennis players compete nearly every day and wear out early, but here is Bjorn Borg, 34, the five-time Wimbledon champ, beginning a comeback. There seems to be no physiological reason that Borg, a burnout case at 26, couldn't rank in the Top 10 again. Tennis is much faster now, mostly because of big, composite rackets, and so far Borg intends to use his old wooden relics. But doubters may recall that he re-made his game once before, when he added a big serve in 1978 after he had won Wimbledon a couple of times. Tennis comebacks aren...
...added emphasis on education and social programs will prevent decent people from taking desperate measures. Increased funds will enable law enforcement agencies to weed out the bad cops without decimating their departments, as well as relieve the stress and work-load of officers on the brink of burnout...
...centerpiece of Chiles' offensive was an assault on big money in politics. While Martinez staged $1,500-a-plate fund-raising dinners, Chiles set a $100 limit on contributions and threw $1.50-a-guest hot-dog feasts. Chiles, who dropped out of the Senate citing "burnout," held on despite revelations that he takes the antidepressant drug Prozac. In the end, voters trusted Chiles more than they did Martinez. Exulted the victor: "People have not been as excited since the '60s, when Jack Kennedy was running...
...There's nothing psychiatrically abnormal about that." Where a cleric often needs help, says Loftus, is in his "professing one thing and living another." Some priests deny they have a conflict; others are tortured by guilt. For some, sexual activity may be a signal of other problems, such as burnout, depression or loneliness...