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Sadielady3
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A lot has happened since my last entry. My life is starting to change trajectory and I'm really excited about it.
I spent the rest of my week last week mulling over a career change. I knew it was going to come with some risks, even if they were relatively small and unlikely, but still there nonetheless. Then I went to my guitar lesson. My guitar teacher is a former public school teacher. We ended up not playing the guitar at all and talking for about two hours about leaving teaching. I started to realize over the course of this conversation how miserable teaching really makes me. At this point, I became determined to find a way out.
I spoke to my husband and his main concern isn't about money but instead about the amount of work I'd have to do to go back to school to change careers. I'm not worried about school- I've always been good at school, especially when I'm interested in the material. I have his complete support if I can come up with a reasonable plan.
I spoke to my former principal that I've stayed friends with on Sunday. I explained what I want to do and she thinks I'd make an incredible therapist. She is going to write one of my letters of recommendation that I will need for applications and is willing to help in any way that she can.
I spoke to one of my former department chairs and she also thinks I would be an amazing therapist. She is also going to write me a letter of recommendation.
I spoke to one of my current administrators today. He completely understood the need to leave the classroom, hence why he became an administrator himself. He thought my idea was great and where I want to go. He had suggestions for good local programs and organizations I could get involved with to start getting some experience once I got rolling with grad school. He is more than happy to help out with whatever he can- he said to just let him know. The most impactful thing he told me during our lengthy conversation was that he thinks my particular skills set and my deep love for students would be better utilized in a field like mental health services than in the classroom. He made it clear that he values me as a teacher and would always welcome me to teach at any school he works at but he feels like I could do more of the work he sees me trying to do in a mental health role instead of a teaching role.
I'm a little nervous to bring this idea up to my T though. I think he'll be in favor of it actually based on previous conversations. My BHT (BetterHelp Therapist) already knows about this and I plan to really talk through the idea of switching careers on Wednesday when I see her again. I genuinely think this is the right path for me and something I want to find a way to make happen.
I spent the rest of my week last week mulling over a career change. I knew it was going to come with some risks, even if they were relatively small and unlikely, but still there nonetheless. Then I went to my guitar lesson. My guitar teacher is a former public school teacher. We ended up not playing the guitar at all and talking for about two hours about leaving teaching. I started to realize over the course of this conversation how miserable teaching really makes me. At this point, I became determined to find a way out.
I spoke to my husband and his main concern isn't about money but instead about the amount of work I'd have to do to go back to school to change careers. I'm not worried about school- I've always been good at school, especially when I'm interested in the material. I have his complete support if I can come up with a reasonable plan.
I spoke to my former principal that I've stayed friends with on Sunday. I explained what I want to do and she thinks I'd make an incredible therapist. She is going to write one of my letters of recommendation that I will need for applications and is willing to help in any way that she can.
I spoke to one of my former department chairs and she also thinks I would be an amazing therapist. She is also going to write me a letter of recommendation.
I spoke to one of my current administrators today. He completely understood the need to leave the classroom, hence why he became an administrator himself. He thought my idea was great and where I want to go. He had suggestions for good local programs and organizations I could get involved with to start getting some experience once I got rolling with grad school. He is more than happy to help out with whatever he can- he said to just let him know. The most impactful thing he told me during our lengthy conversation was that he thinks my particular skills set and my deep love for students would be better utilized in a field like mental health services than in the classroom. He made it clear that he values me as a teacher and would always welcome me to teach at any school he works at but he feels like I could do more of the work he sees me trying to do in a mental health role instead of a teaching role.
I'm a little nervous to bring this idea up to my T though. I think he'll be in favor of it actually based on previous conversations. My BHT (BetterHelp Therapist) already knows about this and I plan to really talk through the idea of switching careers on Wednesday when I see her again. I genuinely think this is the right path for me and something I want to find a way to make happen.