My wife left her job as an educator in NC after 10 years - a deeply bittersweet moment

tl;dr - my wife's resignation, in her own words on YouTube

Hi r/education - Let me be the first to say it: you're all absolute heroes for teaching (no matter where you are in the world). I you're an educator at a public school in the US, you have my absolute deepest respect. You can be damn sure I'll be continuing to call my elected representatives and plead on your behalf for better treatment, pay, and organization of our school systems.

I'm here because I want to share my wife's resignation story with you. Natalie was a teacher for 10 years, with the vast majority of her tenure being here in the North Carolina School system (she also spent 2 years teaching at an international school in Vietnam, which was an incredible experience).

She taught 1st grade and Kindergarten, and over the course of the pandemic, she found herself questioning her will to stay in the job. To make a long story short, at the beginning of 2021, she decided to leave. Since then, she has been working on an elementary-education-focused YouTube channel called Primary Focus - today she posted a video documenting her decision to leave, as well as the factors that led to her submitting her resignation at the end of the last school year.

Teaching has always been Natalie's biggest love - she's an incredible educator, with a heart that's three-sizes-too-big. Seeing her leave the classroom was gut-wrenching.

As her partner and biggest fan, I am both heartbroken and extremely proud of her work. She's taken on a massive swath of new skills in building her channel - including video production, editing, and publishing, content curation, and graphic design. She's doing it all with poise and determination that I truly admire, and I'm looking forward to seeing her work reach a larger audience over time.

It's my mission to support her in everything she does... which is why I'm here.

I'd love it if you checked out her latest video:

Why I Quit Teaching | Teacher Vlog North Carolina

She would love it if you'd consider subscribing, or sharing the video with a parent or teacher in your life. Any feedback, encouragement, ideas or tips you've got are truly appreciated.

In addition to her primary-school-related educational content, she's working on a few upcoming articles and videos related to the current state of teaching, with the goal of educating and motivating parents and other voters about the state of public education, and how we can do better for students and teachers in the educational system in the US.

Thanks so much!

Submitted August 04, 2022 at 01:52PM by irreverentmike https://ift.tt/PjD3At2