“THERE IS AN EBB AND FLOW”
“I have friends who have left the profession. I have colleagues who have left the school and have moved to many different schools until they finally found one that fits their vibe. I am very lucky that charters kind of allow a little bit more freedom in a certain way. I think that I was very lucky that I was allowed the freedom to kind of experiment with who I want to be as a teacher a little bit more than I had when I was in public.”
“I'm cognizant that there is an ebb and flow. I've thought about leaving. I think everybody, especially during Covid, thought about leaving (…) but there is an ebb and flow. I know some years are going to be better than other years. I also, I think, have the benefit of being [older] now. I didn't get a job right out of grad school. I know a lot of people that I graduated with (…) got jobs for the 2017 school year and I couldn't find one. At the time I was really saddened by that, but I think having to wait two years before I found a full-time job was really beneficial for me because it helped me not only shop around, almost, for what I want in a school, but also know myself better—know the behaviors I'm capable of, the things I can do and I can handle.”
“I almost quit in 2019. If Covid didn't hit, I probably would have left the profession, to be quite honest, because I was being bullied by parents. I was being pushed over by administration at the time. I think that sometimes people don't realize that a school just might not be the right fit for you. And it's okay to leave if it's not a right fit for you.”