This whole week has been an emotional roller coaster. It started out with job applications and a full blown freak out over this career change. I talked to some teachers in my life (sister and sister-in-law) for a LONG time and picked their brains about teaching, the environment, the nuisances, the absolute stupidness of the administration, and parents’ intrusive entitlement.
I can’t say I full grasp how difficult a profession it is without having been in those shoes, but I can say that it did not deter me from trying it. Here’s my bottom line: every time I hit a slump in my job, I think “I am going to try teaching now!” It’s just something I need to try. Worst case scenario: I have the worst year of my life, I get it out of my system, and never try it again. No more “what might have been.” Best case scenario: I try it, I love it, and wonder why it took me so long to take the plunge.
Everyone agrees that it will be really hard for me to find a job as a teacher for this fall. So I’m going to pursue that job at my husband’s company and keep doing the teaching thing on the side. It’s a win-win: I don’t give up on teaching, just become better prepared, while I’m making money to pay for the licensing education. Plus, I get to try another company out. It’s just time.
We’ll see what happens, but I can say that my mood has definitely improved. Whatever happens, I’m OK with it.
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