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...
Leaving Teaching
Leaving teaching is its own whole thing. I detail everything I learned in the process, and what I wish I would have known. Best of luck with your journey, teacher.
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...
Our Top 3 Tactics For Living Off One Income
Trying to afford staying home with my baby full-time often feels like Michael Scott asking the accounting department to just crunch the numbers again. Find a salary somewhere in there! But despite...
No, really– I’m quitting teaching
It's an odd feeling when you turn over your classroom keys for the last time. Or at least, for the last time in the foreseeable future. In an elementary teacher's case, the...
True story: I left teaching for motherhood and substitute teaching
It wasn't the usual formula: I didn't wait until having kid #2 to make my exit from teaching. (I didn't even wait until my first child made her appearance!) But I knew...