She was an elementary guidance counselor that kept going after she completed 30 years. Now, if you would have asked me 5-8 years ago if I planned to do 30 years I would have eagerly responded of course! Well that’s because I wanted to be like my grandmother. By this I mean attending training, certificate programs, degrees whatever you need to achieve your goals. Don’t get me wrong, I love education, I strongly believe that you need some type of formal education foundation to pursue opportunities. I’ve seen and experienced it all in multiple roles teacher to administrator. For me, I’ve been in education for 18 years. So personally, turning 40 combined with the start of a near calendar year obviously causes one to reflect on their past, present and future. Forget the income, the benefits, health insurance, holidays. Put this into perspective and think about it…. The article was published January 4th and it cites that almost 50% of teachers thought about walking out in the last 30 days and just over 30% are thinking of leaving the profession. They are already giving everything-time, energy, mental wellbeing, and heart. After the tremendous pressures of the past two years, they have nothing more to give. I just read an article in Forbes titled “Why Education is About to Reach a Crisis of Epic Proportion.” Perna (2022), states “Teachers and administrators alike are stressed, overworked and at the end of their rope. This is not just limited to the US, but the international school landscape as well. What I will acknowledge is that the pandemic most likely progressed the current situation in K-12 faster than expected. Just head over to or and read the posts and memes. We don’t care (think about hand claps while saying each word). Tell us that we get breaks in the fall, winter, spring and summer (I wish you could hear my sassiness and sarcasm). Go ahead… tell us that we chose to work in education. I can’t tell you how many colleagues I have spoken to that are in search of another path. Get ready for the mass exodus of educators.
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