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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a teacher in MCPS before having my first child. Everything you didn't like about the job has gotten exponentially worse in the last 15 years.

While kids were little I taught private preschool. Very low pay but great schedule. Once both kids were done with elementary I wanted the full-time pay and benefits but could not bring myself to go back to public school teaching.

I did some research into local government opportunities (read employment contracts closely and looked into fiscal health of each jurisdiction). Got an entry level job for a county government, then moved to a higher position.

Pay was not good--I started at $29k, less than I made right out of college in the 90s!! But less than 4 years later I'm at $60k and should be able to advance again. I'll take it.

I work 9 to 5 and when I walk out the door I don't take my work with me. State benefits, [b]health insurance paid for post-retirement[/b], small pension. Zero worries about getting laid off in my 50s. So it has some of the benefits of teaching (only I have to work in summer) and none of the stressors.

I would recommend looking into whether you can find something else in the public sector.

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That health insurance piece is nice and something most won’t get teaching. [/quote]

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