A 'How to Do Life' Guide - Near the Till
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Kate McDee - It's almost the end of another year and I have been doing some deep reflecting. About 2 1/2 years ago I left my "real life" job as a third grade teacher. A very well-respected job with security, benefits, health insurance, seniority, the whole shebang. But it came at a cost - it was costing me my sanity, literally. I LOVED teaching. It was my DREAM job and it's alllll I have ever wanted to be since I was little. I loved it so much that I worked myself to "death"...burnout. It wasn't a fast burnout. It took ten years, but it caught up with me. And it got to the point of panic attacks, extreme anxiety, tears, and dread almost every morning and especially Sundays. All of these things I had NEVER experienced before the 2015 school year. I took a couple weeks off in Oct. 2015 to see a therapist, to reevaluate, to reassess, and figure out what I would do. I could have stayed the year going through the motions but what a disservice to the kids and families and my coworkers...to stay there - not wanting to be there and not giving my all and resenting my situation entirely. I likely would have needed to go on medication to control the anxiety and I was not willing to do that. So I resigned. I felt embarrassed, guilty, shameful, sad, like a failure, a quitter. I felt like I disappointed a LOT of people ....especially my students. Families and kids would have to endure the transition. My coworkers would have to deal with finding and hiring a new teacher...and fast. So many feelings. But I knew deep down, I was done and I knew I needed to leave and it's what was best for everyone - even though it didn't seem like it at first glance. The kids and families deserved a teacher who wanted to be there and wanted to give 200% - which is what teaching takes. It was the scariest decision I have ever made but has also led to some of the most amazing opportunities that I would have never had if I had stayed. I am the type of person who needs to change things up. I want my life to be exciting, spontaneous, adventurous, and filled with memories that I can look back on and say, "I can't believe I did that?!" I am still a teacher at heart and am using allllll my teacher skills in a different way now, on my own terms, my own schedule, my own demands. Moral of the story. If you are feeling stuck, make a change even when it's big and scary. The unknown is very exciting and when nothing is certain, anything is possible. #headofkate | Facebook
It's almost the end of another year and I have been doing some deep reflecting. About 2 1/2 years ago I left my "real life" job as a third grade teacher. A very well-respected job with security benefits health insurance seniority the whole shebang. But it came at a cost - it was costing me my sanity literally. I LOVED teaching. It was my DREAM job and it's alllll I have ever wanted to be since I was little. I loved it so much that I worked myself to "death"...burnout. It wasn't a fast burnout.
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