tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138404238145523751.post6825357593902465753..comments2023-05-17T07:50:46.320-07:00Comments on supteach?: Message to Quitting TeachersEyawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09957572898063960535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138404238145523751.post-7188450742063321912009-12-07T02:58:11.182-08:002009-12-07T02:58:11.182-08:00Thanks for the comments Coach J and Lance. I think...Thanks for the comments Coach J and Lance. I think stories like ours are more common than we realize, but are not shared b/c of the guilt we all speak of. It's comforting to hear others' who've walked those same shoes. <br /><br />Lance, best of luck re-entering the classroom. The fact that you've had that first experience but still seek to return is already very telling. Sounds like you'll do great.Eyawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957572898063960535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138404238145523751.post-28774572729576065272009-11-21T05:32:18.603-08:002009-11-21T05:32:18.603-08:00I really appreciate this post. About 15 years ago...I really appreciate this post. About 15 years ago I left my first teaching job, and the feelings of failure and guilt were tremendous. Like Coach J, I think it was ultimately for the best, but at the time that didn't really make me feel much better.<br /><br />Now I'm looking at getting back into teaching. I'm a little nervous about it given my first experience, but I'm also a lot more mature, and maybe a little smarter, than I was back then. It's also good to know that I'm not the only teacher to ever go thru that.<br /><br />Thanks for the post Mr. G.Lance Bledsoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329546474015233645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138404238145523751.post-52663292673600427672009-11-20T10:02:31.645-08:002009-11-20T10:02:31.645-08:00Oh geez, I feel ya on this one. When I left my fi...Oh geez, I feel ya on this one. When I left my first teaching job (I had been bashed into submission) I cried for hours. I feel like I had failed, like I had let everyone down. But you know what? The break was for the best. A much better, much healthier teaching job literally fell in my lap, confirming that I had done the right thing. It's a tough thing to admit that something you worked so hard for ins't necessarily the right fit, but there's better things down the road. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Coach Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637056054808816900noreply@blogger.com