If you leave school early it will be put on your permanent record. Every future employer will know about what you've done here. And you will never get another job. Ever. Seriously, teachers. Obey your administrators. Or you'll never amount to anything in life. (That's how teachers talk to students. Must be how they think.)

Sending the interviewee so much love. It was terrible what happened. So glad the pivot worked out .

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It seems like the decision to vest or not, and if not then withdrawing pension contributions and investing elsewhere depends on how the pension was funded. In NY it sounds like the pension is employee funded, but in WA the pension is employer funded. In WA would it make sense to not vest even if you plan to leave teaching at year 9 (if vesting requires 10 years)? www.drs.wa.gov/plan/trs3/

Loved this episode. Thank you very much!

I'm seeking more information about if you decide to leave teaching early in your career and change careers, what about collecting TRS and Social Security in regards to WEP/GOP?

jesus so dramatic quit if you need to

Where can I find information about Nebraska? Is it 5 years vested?

Teachers in my school district quit all the time. Teachers have quit during every month of the school year.

I left a toxic school district 20 years ago on Dec. 8th. l just could not hold on until Christmas Break. It was a very stressful and difficult decision, but l had to choose myself.

I quit in the middle of the day

People just don’t understand that education is so not like any other job. Any other job in the corporate world you can transfer states transfer businesses make the same amount of money and even negotiate higher contracts. And Education, if you quit in the middle, move, states, move districts, you’re almost always going to take a pay cut. We had a teacher come from New Jersey to Oregon And she had 20+ years of experience and she took close to a $20,000 pay cut. Somebody else said, why is it the superintendents can sign three year contract then leave after one year and get paid the entire contract? I’ve known plenty of superintendents across the country that I’ve done that exact thing. One of them possibly was even running a scam where he went district district would work a year or two and then Bell because he was so bad and they would still pay him his full contract full contract.

This is excellent information! You helped solidify my decision. Thank you!

A lot of teachers could get medical leave, given the stress effects on their health.

Crazy….I just have to give 30 days notice. If I don’t, the school district can have the state revoke my certification.

Planning on teaching for three years, transitioning to a corporate entry-level job, and getting an MBA. Could that type of experience qualify me to be a corporate trainer?

Very helpful video. I was so close to quitting a few weeks ago. I used up all of my PTO, then I changed my mind last minute. Im already in a financial struggle and dont have a job lined up. Im gonna try to stay till the end of year as I am having part of my salary held back to pay a big check in the summer. Its better if I quit then as I will have some financial stability to start elsewhere. Just hope my mental health can make it that far.

Honestly, its messed up that there is a such thing as a contract that can punish you for leaving when the teaching field in general has a high turnover rate due to the exceptional stress.

Thank you God for these people!

Excellent

Thank you

Thank you so much. I had not considered my e-learning experience during Covid as remote experience. Even more so, I was a hybrid teacher. Leading the students who attended in person while simultaneously instructing students attending online!!!

Greetings, I am currently on the verge of a professional shift and happened upon your video. It resonates with me more thank you’d ever know. You see, I was an Elementary Education teacher for over ten years. At that time, resigning was one of the most difficult decisions I had ever made. That feeling of knowing that I couldn’t go back to begin another school year was powerful! Skipping a few years and jumping forward, I am currently working as a Human Reaources Generalist. I believe I am in the field that I like however not serving in the capacity that I’d like. And it is so challenging for me! I am also currently studying to acquire my HR Cert. With God’s grace, I will not only obtain my certificate before 2023 is over but I will also land the perfect position as an HR Business Trainer.

This is so relatable. None of my friends or family understand why I’m embarrassed to share what my job is, it’s not because my job is my bad, but it’s because my identity was “teacher” this magical saint who saves kids and has ungodly patience. When you tell someone you’re a teacher it has an affect on them and they immediately know something about you. When you tell someone you have a generic office job it’s boring and tells them nothing.

I wonder if there’s been a study on how many first year teachers get diagnosed with depression halfway through their first year ?

Never start a teaching career in middle school unless you want a fast end to a career or you are a man or masculine (because they require a lot of assertive leadership) . Middle school students have no filter whatsoever and have passed the time of wanting to follow the rules and please teachers, but haven’t reached the time of self autonomy and wanting to do well for college.

What about when a district doesn't even give you a copy of the contract and on top of that they change the job title on the first day and add different duties in the form of teaching classes I am not licensed for. The reason I need out is the position doesn't pay enough to even get there gasoline wise along with all other new bills due to a life changing situation. Please advice on how to let them know it would benefit my family for me to take a job teaching from home in an online school.

This is utterly unhelpful for anyone who is older, went into public schools later in life and needs to get out. Please, something for folks that are not vested yet and in their 50's

I was seriously considering leaving mid-year but I'm going to stay till June. I ONLY cared about the effect on the students. Never even crossed my mind to think or Care about what emotional effect this would have on the other teachers. Every teacher whom I've known in. my 24 years of teaching that quit, left mid-year, or went on to retire early was looked upon with awe and envy by our staff, LOL. I especially loved when one guy who hadn't missed a single day of school in over ten years was told on the first day of school for teachers that he was being moved down to 4th grade. "That's news to me", he said. We all went to the staff meeting but didn't realized he grabbed his keys, wallet, and what he could carry in one arm (he was a BIG dude), went out the gate, hopped in his car and NEVER came back. He is L E G E N D A R Y around here, lol. School got news two days later from the district that he had resigned and taken an early retirement.

Former teacher (10 years) now in my 5th year in corporate training in aerospace engineering and it's absolutely magical. These are the kindest, most encouraging and supportive people I've ever worked with. I get to do all the fun teacher things, share my expertise with others, experiment with different strategies and approaches, and, perhaps best of all... THEY PROVIDE ALL THE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT! You don't have to go into EdTech, or ID, or even traditional corporate training. If there's another industry you're interested in, start digging and see what their training needs are. The group I found is not part of our corporate training org, it supports a specific engineering function, so in many ways, I have even greater freedom to expand and experiment.

Do not tell anyone you are leaving. Just don't. I transferred using a special transfer form that did not require my principal's signature. I told no colleagues and no friends that I was leaving. In my district, you never know who knows who and I am convinced leaving on the sly helped me get the other easier job in the district.

Where can I get Ashley’s guide to teaching abroad?

There not link to her website.

What an encouraging interview. Looking for a mentor to pull me in. Great advise and I love your positivity.

Contract? I was asked to stay one more year. I turned 62 retired and not looking back. If they only knew how many teachers are taking anxiety medicines because of no discipline no education. My motto for 25 years.

Oh my gosh this hit home. I’m in year 17… but I knew 10 years ago that this wasn’t a good fit! I wish I had been more confident then, because in year 17, I’ve reached complete burnout.

Do band directors have any transferable job skills? I also have 5 years of retail experience.

Its labelled selfish cuz they dont have the guts to do this. Ppl get jealous of what they dont have. Its their problem they didnt leave. Students or not, thats all BS. You got to take care of yourself. I am mainly in teaching profession for 2 things : Winter and Summer breaks, and teacher pension til i die. Sure, kids , add that little i suppose. But the main motives are winter&summer breaks, and pension. They will always find a replacement for me anyways. Life is too short, take care of yourself and enjoy . Who tf cares what others think anyways

mind as well fill up the yrs and then leave as soon as you are eligible for max pension. No need to stay in the field after that

Thank you. For me, it wouldn’t matter for my students if I was there or not. I’m a new teacher whose majority of students have no respect for me, and so they don’t bother to listen or learn from me. If those students were split among my coworkers who both have experience and have students truly respect them, they can do a better job than I can teaching my subjects, even if it’s passively and for a few minutes a class period. Which just leaves me, and whether or not I can leave my position without overwhelming repercussions.

So helpful! Thanks

I’ve been debating between ID and Training. I think this has really helped me to decide. As you said early on - once you start working on Instructional Design tools you may realize that’s not for you. I literally have a video pulled up to complete after this one learning the tools and I’m not totally feeling it. Sounds like a lot more working by myself kind of stuff. I need people! So thank you for all the inspiration here 💜

Suuuuper helpful. Thank you!

The thing I don’t get is how superintendents and principals can leave in the middle of their contracts and be fine but it’s a sin for a teacher to do so.

Very good info thx

Anytime is a good time to break a teaching contract and never look back.

It inspires me to change my career. Thank you so much