Desperate to quit teaching - single mom - ideas for new career path?

[Anonymous]

The best real estate agents are former educators. Not quite sure why that is - maybe the communication, organization and hand holding. Negotiating with a disgruntled 8th grader maybe translates well to real estate negotiations?

My advice would be government. Tons of ‘corporate’ training opportunities and solid health insurance - but not fast. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at Corporate Learning and development opportunities.

My Fortune 500 company has a whole learning and development department (basically, training).

Search for those phrases on LinkedIn jobs.

This!

[Anonymous]

I am a teacher and was tempted to take a private educator position last year. Some of them offer full benefits and even housing.

[Anonymous]

Nursing

[Anonymous]

Can you get cert for SLP? There’s a need in multiple settings, not necessarily working with children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you in public school?

Try private- a whole different environment .

+1 The salary will be a bit lower but you will get benefits.

Also, privates tend to have many, many more days off (you pay, you play). I am a public school teacher with kids in top DMV privates. I am continually astounded by how many days off my kids have.

[Anonymous]

HR? Doesn't take a lot to get into and it eventually pays pretty well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you in public school?

Try private- a whole different environment .

+1 The salary will be a bit lower but you will get benefits.

Also, privates tend to have many, many more days off (you pay, you play). I am a public school teacher with kids in top DMV privates. I am continually astounded by how many days off my kids have.

Also, the private school teachers don't need to have like 6 different lesson on hand b/c they don't need to factor to lowest (or highest) common denominator kids like in public school.

And a ton less beauracracy.

So much less stressful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HR? Doesn't take a lot to get into and it eventually pays pretty well.

This is good advice. HR team at my office makes good money and most of them learned on the job under a good director. Look into getting a SHRM credential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nursing

Lol RN looking to leave nursing for now

[Anonymous]

I left public school teaching for private school teaching and have been 1000 times happier. Didn’t take a pay cut, but my benefits are more expensive. But it is still teaching, you are right. If you don’t ever want to see another kid or have another parent teacher conference, an independent school won’t solve the burnout. But if you want more autonomy and respect and fewer extraneous responsibilities, it could be a good fit.

[Anonymous]

Communications person at an education based non profit?

[Anonymous]

Look up curriculum companies for your subject area. Eureka math often has work at home jobs.

[Anonymous]

Agree that SLP would be worth looking into. Also look at Pearson, The College Board, or some of the other education non profits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look up curriculum companies for your subject area. Eureka math often has work at home jobs.

+1

My sister left teaching to work for a curriculum company selling to school districts. It's still education-related, but it's very corporate. She makes great money, travels a lot to conferences (well did pre-pandemic) and works from home. She loves it. It's let her tap into an ambitious, goal-driven side of herself that wasn't part of teaching.