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[quote=Anonymous]I am a former elementary teacher who left teaching when DC was born.  I've been working part-time, and occasionally even full-time since then, but at a very low-paying job (not teaching). That was ok when DC was young, but he's in high school now and I have a lot more freedom and time.  Looking at the high salaries for teachers right now, and the high demand, I'm considering going back.  Financially, I think it would really help with college expenses. Plus, I'm worried that I have no retirement savings or plan, since I only worked a few years before DC was born.  My husband says we're OK and I don't need to work, but I worry about it.

The thing is, I really hated teaching.  I loved the kids and the actual teaching part, but the stress and the disrespect from parents and administrators was horrible.  It was really detrimental to my physical and emotional health, to the point of anxiety attacks and actually needing therapy.  Plus, I worked so many hours - usually about 60 hours in a normal week, and sometimes more.  So I'm torn between how much money I could be making and how much I don't want to go back to working so many hours and being so stressed out and unhappy all the time.

Of course, part of me wonders if I'm just being lazy or selfish.  Has anyone faced this choice - going back to a well-paying but hated job after a few years off?  I'm not sure if I should give it a try, maybe a different school will be better, or maybe high school instead of elementary, or a different district (I was in FCPS).  Or maybe just try to get some other kind of job.  I guess in a way I feel kind of stressed every time I even think about a "real" job, remembering how stressful it was before.  Any thoughts from those who have gone back under similar circumstances?[/quote]

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