Do you ever miss teaching?

Yes. 

No. 

Some questions aren’t as simple as a one word answer. ;P 

I miss some things about teaching. 

The actual teaching part, for example. 

I miss building the relationships with the kids. 

But for everything I miss, there’s something I can do in my work-at-home job that’s comparable and I can do it from home. 

So the answer that wins out for me is… no. 

I don’t miss teaching the majority of the time. 

I don’t miss… 

• The meetings 

• The lack of respect 

• The emotional toll of teaching to a test 

• The lack of support from the powers that be and their push for larger class sizes. :O 

• I don’t miss not being able to increase my pay.

• I don’t miss having to be at a certain place at a certain time and teach a certain thing. 

In a nutshell, I don’t plan to ever return to teaching in the traditional sense. I want to teach the students in the Teacher’s Side Hustle Academy, but even that I get to inspire and help people grow from the comfort of my couch. 

Our take:

Teaching can be a great career but if you’re looking to earn more or schedule your day instead of having it scheduled for you. Head here for details on the Teacher’s Side Hustle Academy. 

Your turn:

So what do you think? Ready to start working from home, too? The Teacher’s Side Hustle Academy is coming soon. Sign up to be one fo the first ones in.