Welcome to Season 3, episode 4 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers.

I'm your host Angela Watson, and I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth into the

minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the

energized for the week ahead. Today I'm going to share some

thoughts on what I learned from quitting teaching twice. Visit

truth for teachers to get the transcript, links to recommended resources, and share your thoughts on the show.

I know that some of you right now are barely making it through this year.

And you're so dreading the return to school the following morning

that you can't even enjoy your evenings.

The idea of going back to that place just makes you sick to your stomach.

You want to quit more than anything, but you have no idea what the alternative would be.

I get it. I've been in your shoes. Others of you still love teaching, but you're

feeling an itch to do something different. You want to make a greater impact for kids or you want a more

flexible schedule or you just feel like there's something more out there for you. I've been in that position too. You see I've quit teaching

twice, once because the school environment was so toxic that I hated my job and once because I wanted to shift into a different

role in education. I'll share both of those stories briefly with you today and

share five things I learned that might be

helpful to you if you're thinking about quitting for either reason. So it was

just over 10 years ago when I quit my teaching job mid-year.

It was during my sixth year of teaching.

And it was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made.

My administrators were blindsided by the decision. After all, I was an experienced teacher with multiple years in urban schools and I had a good handle in my classroom.

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