EP164 How do you know when it's time to quit teaching?

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

Angela Watson

Education, Courses

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

I think there comes a time for many educators to re-evaluate whether the work they're doing is something they'd like to continue. You might wonder:

Do I have another 10, 20, or 30 years in me, and if not, at what point do I begin the transition into something else?
Is the quality of life I want possible in this field, or within this particular classroom-based assignment?
What are the trade-offs I'm making financially and in terms of time if I stay?
How could my life be different if I pursued another path?
What are other ways I could use my expertise and experience to make a difference?

These are incredibly tough questions to answer, particularly when you see teaching as your "calling" and life's purpose as many of us do. You don't quit a calling, right? To even consider doing so can feel like a personal failure, as if you don't care enough about your students and couldn't hack it anymore in the classroom. If that's how you're feeling, this episode will help you remove the guilt or limiting beliefs you might be holding currently, so that the right answer for YOU can reveal itself. Want to get in touch? Let me what know what kind of resources or support you wish you had around this topic:

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 164 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers.
0:06.0	I'm your host Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth
0:12.2	into the minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead.
0:17.2	Today I'm going to talk about how to know when it's time to quit teaching.
0:22.4	Visit truth for teachers. To get the know when it's time to quit teaching.
0:23.0	Visit truth for teachers.com to get the transcript
0:26.0	or to share your thoughts in the comments.
0:28.0	A big thanks to Teachers Learning Center
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0:59.3	So I read a comment on a thread in the 40-hour Teacher Work Week Club that I just can't stop thinking about.
1:09.0	It's from a teacher named Rosie. And she wrote,
1:13.7	My wife and I are planning on beginning the adoption process
1:17.3	in the next year or so.
1:19.7	I've implemented many of the strategies from this group
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