What’s in Demand for Private Tutoring in 2024
Private tutoring is not only a lucrative side income stream, it can be a great soft landing in your teaching exit-- a way to provide a cushion of funds while you're planning...
Month: March 2023
Tutoring: A soft landing for resigning teachers
I always liked the spring, despite the inevitable schoolwide busyness and the state testing and the heaps of pollen carousing around the atmosphere because it hinted at the best of times for...
How to Prioritize Classroom Safety in Your Substitute Plans
Teachers: Safety for all involved in the school, from the students and staff to visiting parents, is a nonnegotiable. Maybe you do prioritize classroom safety while you're there, but you may not...
How to Quit a Job That Defined You
I suspect identity in occupation is one of the strongest ties pulling teachers back when they want to leave the profession. We're ensconced in a people-focused profession, after all. Everyone knows you...
A day in a life of a (mostly) stay-at-home-mom
I've been hesitant to put up this post, because haven't enough stay-at-home-mom bloggers shared with us their experiences in motherhood? But I realize you haven't heard my version of the events. And...
Is Substitute Teaching Worth It?
If you're looking for a side job or extra income, substitute teaching may look like a good option for you. But is it really worth your time and effort compared to other...
Life goals I accomplished when I left teaching (the first time)
I left teaching twice-- both times because I wanted to focus on specific life goals. In my last post, I detailed the goals I had my first time leaving, after three years...
Goals I wanted to accomplish leaving teaching the first time
I was a few years into my career when I realized that my life goals outside of my profession were important enough to start getting my focus. It came to a point...
How to Minimize Stress While Substitute Teaching
Substitute teaching has to rank in the uppermost echelons of the random/chaotic jobs list. With each assignment, one is being catapulted into the unknown-- a new classroom, new set of kids (or...