Originally Posted by
sknhgy
How important do you all feel about avoiding stress? I recently left teaching high school for a much less stressful job. An opportunity came up to teach for a few more years but I let it pass because I recall all the stress I used to experience. I'm soooooo much more relaxed now, and the $ on my retirement job is pretty much the same.
One day I walked out of the middle school classroom, and never came back. This was a 4 year stint at the end of what was not a teaching career. Teaching in non-air-conditioned, non-ventilated classrooms at temperatures far exceeding OSHA worker's standards (up to 110 F in the room), kids outside yelling in the hallway under no control of the other teacher team, non-supportive admins, kids living in cars, etc. I knew if I stayed there something bad would happen someway.