My Resignation
Today I turned in my letter of resignation. I will not be working for this school district next year. In fact, I won’t be working for any school district next year. I am leaving the education field to work for a website design company. I think it’s a great opportunity for me and I’m looking forward to hopping on board.
As I look back, I realize this school year passed relatively quickly. Yeah, during most of the year it seemed like the days crept by, after all, I do deal with the troublemakers. It has gone by fast though. Time is running out for next school year and next thing I know, school will be starting again. I needed to start looking elsewhere because of the lack of opportunity in the district and my desire to never do this job again, now was the perfect time to move on. Will I come back to education? Maybe some day down the line I’ll come back to the field, but for the immediate future I’m going to be putting all my time in energy into this new job.
Good luck, it should be an interesting change!
It’s always a bit exciting to quit a job. Well done, and good luck!
I feel like you can do great a web design gig, but I also think you make a good teacher. Go where you are happy, Mike. That’s the best heuristic you can find.
In my life, I’ve found I’m the most happy by going to a place not necessarily where they pay me the most, but where I effect the most change. I hope you have fun!
I still think I would love teaching if I could actually teach. Getting a teaching gig wouldn’t actually mean I’d get to teach. After being in the system and watching it from the inside, it’s no wonder our schools are failing. The biggest problems in schools aren’t drugs, violence, bullying, etc. The biggest problems are the parents. That’s what it comes down to. That makes teachers less effective when the policies of the school are set by their complaints and not by the people who actually, I don’t know, have a degree in education. I’m not referring to any specific incident, it’s just something I’ve noticed over the past year. And it’ll only get worse.
It’s kinda hard to switch carriers, but I am sure you can do it as long as you have the passion for it. Best of luck!