I am going to talk to my principal about leaving the profession.

I have been a K-5 computer science teacher for 18 months. I was an 8th grade English teacher for a little over 4 months before that. I have always narrowly squeezed by each review. I just got my review for the semester and for a couple classes, I failed to meet school standards because my kids didn’t meet grade level. The principal recommended that I move into a curriculum resource teacher role. I was relieved when she said that. I’ve been searching for other jobs like crazy. I have a business degree. I’m an licensed attorney. I was a software engineer for a decade and did well. <br><br>I’d leave teaching tomorrow if I could find a good job. I have a 2nd grader and a 4th grader and I need to be able to put them through college and take care of them. It makes me angry that I’m being told I’m not good enough when I love my job and my kids love me. I love what I teach and every class I taught is doing a project where they create a good or a service. <br><br>I sat and I cried at my desk. I cried in my car on the way home. I cried in front of a firm I was interviewing with. I cried in front of my husband. I cried so much this weekend. I’m burned out. I’m done. I’m exhausted. <br><br>I love what I do. I love my kids. I get to combine computer science with all the subjects. I’ve been a software engineer for over a decade. I have taught art. I have taught English. I love it. But I’m done with this profession. <br><br>I’m going to talk to my principal about getting out. I’m going to talk to my business network and get out. I’m done.