People say, “I work in retail, or I work in business.” But we say, “I am a teacher.” Teaching is not a job that can be done in isolation. From practicality to camaraderie to our very sanity, we need other teachers. The truth is that this a job that only another teacher can understand.
As a self-employed teacher, I understand the struggle of managing your own business while trying to stay focused on important goals. Let's delve into a recent realization I had and how it might resonate with your own journey.
Let's talk about the elephant in the room - paid coaching. Offers for paid coaching and online courses are literally everywhere right now, & I want to have a very frank conversation about it.
Despite leaving the classroom 3 years ago, I still repeat the same cycle: inspired, work up to near burnout, pausing only to find myself disoriented, reorienting myself again, and thus the cycle continues.
I’m actually pretty cautious and kind of risk-averse. And I’m not sure that that’s from a quality that we expect from a lot of entrepreneurs.
The decision to finally leave the classroom is often heartbreaking for teachers. For some of us, it's one we make out of self-preservation.
