3 Ways to Help Kids After Quitting Classroom Teaching
One of the hardest parts of leaving teaching after five years was telling my favorite students I wouldn't be coming back. I had just "looped" with most of the class from third...
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Why I Quit My Teaching Career for Pregnancy
I quit my full-time teaching job to be a stay-at-home mom to my child. Except the child wasn't even outside her amniotic bubble yet. I know to some, the route may seem...
The Ultimate Guide to Leaving Teaching
I have left teaching not once but twice, so let that serve as a testament to my authority on this topic. (Never thought I'd get to brag about the decision that to...
How to preserve your favorite classroom memories
You might not think of it now, willing the minutes to crawl at a less glacial pace at the end of a long school day at the end of a long school...
How to pack up your classroom
The move out of teaching starts to get super real when you need to heft your entire classroom library into boxes. And when you are faced with decisions like if you should...
Why I left the classroom (the second time)
Teachers leave the field for a variety of reasons-- it's rarely a single factor that motivates them to hand in their badge and (if they worked at a fancy school) their campus-issued...
Pros and cons of deciding to leave teaching
Everything changed the last month of school when I finally decided to leave teaching at the end of the year. I chose to finish out my contract term, but then I'd be...
What to say to your principal when nonrenewing
In this post, I give my advice for having that hard conversation with your principal or boss about leaving teaching.
3 Important Things to Check with HR Before You Leave Teaching
Before you leave teaching behind, be sure to address these three simple areas with your human resources department.
Be sure to do these 3 things before leaving teaching
You've made the decision to leave teaching, calculated how to financially make the move work, and set your gaze to your next adventure. It's exciting and exhausting, especially if you're still trying...
A Unique List of Alternative Career Ideas for Teachers
What other professionals can engage 20 five-year-olds sitting in a circle on a rug in a read aloud of a giant picture book half falling off an easel with a singsong voice...
My top ten transferable skills for teachers in 2024
There are so many skills great teachers possess that are valued in the workplace and marketplace. Teachers leave the field to pursue other avenues all the time, we just don't hear of...