Hello everyone. Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this. However I wanted to share my experience and get some advice if possible.
Hello everyone. Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this. However I wanted to share my experience and get some advice if possible. For context, I originally was planning to be a high school history teacher in undergrad but fell in love with history so much that instead of high school teaching, I switched my goal to wanting to be a college professor of Ancient Roman Religion. I ended up moving to Boston to study a masters in Classics and after doing my masters I realized I am a bit burnt out and needed a break from pursuing a doctorate. I also quickly changed my perspective of how realistic it was for me to get a job in academia as a professor of classics which is why I decided to take a break as well by stabilizing my life too. I also came out as a trans woman about two years ago and this also has made me look for something more stable as a job. I also started being more fulfilled by seeing that I had other passions in life besides classics such as my sport of Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I began teaching in the side and I started focusing on other ways I can be a teacher and not just through academia. Once I graduated I decided to work in a job in an office. However after 6 months I was let go from my job. This has led me to see where I can change the directory of my career by maybe going back to my original plan of being a high school teacher. Seeing as how I didn't pursue my credential, I am seeing how I can pursue it at this point. Currently I am in Boston and I have thought about maybe doing either one of two teacher residencies out here. One called Boston Teacher Residency and Teach Next Year. I am thinking about doing this route because I have been living in Boston for the past two and half years and have built my life here. However if I have to end up leaving Boston by the end of my lease I would move back to southern California and perhaps pursue a credential program in Southern California. I am thinking about this path because I have always wanted to be a teacher. Whether it was in history originally, or then as a classics professor, or as a martial arts instructor. I have wanted to teach. I know these are all different ways of being a teacher and not the same. However the sentiment I want to express to you all is that I do wish to teach and that this desire if not coming from out of the blue or that it's something I wishing to pursue just because I burnt out of grad school. Thank you and I appreciate any input on my thoughts expressed. submitted by /u/stoner-academic97 [link] [comments]