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Frustration is a state of emotion that occurs when an obstacle blocks someone from meeting a need or goal. Frustration tolerance refers to the ability to continue pursuing goals despite facing obstacles.

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Frustration is not the same as anger. The former happens when goal attainment is disrupted. The latter occurs more as the result of some unfair situation.

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Why is research on teacher frustration limited? One reason is that the term "frustration" is often conflated with "anger."

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How does our frustration affect students?

Teacher frustration may create a social context for students that impacts their emotions and ability to stay motivated in the classroom

Why should we care about this topic?

We should care about this topic of frustration because when teachers are frustrated with their students, they are negatively impacting them and their ability to stay motivated. When students experience frustration, this may last for long periods of time, impacting their ability to concentrate. We should care about frustration in the classroom setting because it may lead to burnout and turnover increase, where teachers are left with less access to experienced and supportive peer mentors. We want classrooms to be a positive and supportive environment where students can succeed, not a negative one that causes them to disengage.

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Student behaviors, emotions, and motivations can block teachers' goals for students. As teachers become frustrated, they have negative emotional reactions and instructional behaviors which contributes to students' frustration. This creates a teacher-student frustration feedback loop.

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Teacher attempts, with intention, to try and understand and reappraise potentially frustrating situations

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What is emotional masking? Why is understanding of this and emotional contagion important?

Emotional masking is used to describe teachers tendency to manage their feelings in the classroom. When they are in an unsupportive environment, they may feel like need to suppress their feelings.

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Teachers' attempts to understand the source of students' misbehavior and strategize to change them effectively.