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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First thing: Ask yourself - [b]'what can I do with my doctorate right now?'[/b]

And then 'where do I want to be?'

When you have an education already, often-times all you need is a certificate in your area of interest to move into that field. So your doctorate is still very useful.

Good example: I had an undergrad in psych. Completely useless. Added a MS in Information Systems, along with some courses in programming (and skills in) and I became (in my company's eyes) a computer professional who also could talk to people.

Have you thought about writing a book about your experiences teaching? About something else you are interested in? Starting a small business on the side so that you are transitioning?

What are you interested in? The key to your career change lies there. [/quote]

a PHD in humanities? What a waste. If one is going to go that far, WHY should someone not just get their MD so they can have flexibility and actually make have an ROI.[/quote]

This is OP.  Thank you for the replies so far.  To the above PP, yes, this is exactly what I'm saying.  In the time that it took to do the PhD, I could have gone to either law school or med school, and now I would be earning a much better salary, etc.   Hindsight is 20-20.  Can't take it back, can only move forward.

To the constructive PPs, I'm still on the bottom of the totem pole at the high school (and FWIW, it's a pretty decent high school, well-regarded in the area).  Because many people have worked there longer than I have, regardless of educational background, I don't get to teach any advanced courses.  The PhD training was ideal for teaching AP or IB courses- it's completely irrelevant to what I actually teach.   Because I teach only introductory courses (which most students pass in middle school, leaving only students who really struggle or who don't care in the high school), I deal with behavior / management issues about 75% of the time.  The work is not intellectually stimulating at all.  I leave with a migraine every other Friday.

As the former English teacher said, I feel that all of this training / experience won't translate to anything in another field.  Is it worth it to jump ship entirely and look for an intro-level government job?  Or should I appreciate the mom-friendly hours, the built-in vacations, etc. and just suck it up?   The idea of spending another 20-30 years in this drudgery is nauseating, but maybe things will improve in the long run?

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