Leaving teaching?
Is anyone seriously considering or has managed to leave teaching? I will be finishing my maternity leave soon and I am honestly so filled with dread about having to go back. I was already struggling so so much with the job without a baby in the mix. I feel that common feeling of being “stuck” because I invested so much time and money training up and spending a few years in the job, that it feels silly to start again somewhere else. Or even feel too unqualified. And the salary won’t be the same etc etc and just staying stuck on that hamster wheel. I feel like I may go mad. I would honestly feel so much relief if I could simply leave the profession behind me. Surely there are other careers where people are happy? The stress and pressure is too much for me, even after 6 years. Help!
I’ve left, I just can’t keep up with the high stress and tension of it all. Constantly ignoring my children’s needs because I have planning, marking, assessment, blah blah blah and putting my children in childcare 7am until 5pm every day was heartbreaking. Don’t get me wrong I feel like I’m trying to find purpose again and I do need to find a new carer, I’ve currently took on health care 0 hour so I can pick and choose when I work, buts it’s a job I leave and work. Xx