Get out of Teaching

From Courtney herself:  

I taught high school English for 4 years at a public school in the Washington DC metro area. While I enjoyed the act of teaching, the unrealistic demands of the position and lack of compensation made me realize that it was not sustainable for a well-balanced life. 

2 years in, I decided to go back to school to earn my master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. In the spring of my 4th year in the classroom, I finished my degree and was offered a job in graduate admissions for a university. I took that position and haven’t looked back. 

College admissions is my day job. The extra free time I’ve gained has allowed me to start a business that helps other people make career transitions through tailored  resume and cover letter writing. I’ve found such peace and clarity since getting out of teaching, and I hope to help others do the same.

Courtney Young, M.S.

Writing Specialist

Website: www.cywritingspecialist.com

E-mail: [email protected]

Having left the classroom after 8 years, Steve has, for the last 8 years, successfully run a small business called Street Science. Street Science provides captivating and curriculum-aligned school incursions and community entertainment, to excite and engage Australia’s youth! They inspire the next generation of scientists through high-energy science stage shows and engaging hands-on workshops.

Last year the business won the Telstra business awards and he went from a solo person in a home office to a team of 15 that now operates globally.

Steve's mission is t engage more Australian kids in science education by making it fun meaningful while providing links to real-world situations.

With thirteen years’ experience as a Primary teacher and most recently as a Gifted and Talented teacher for both Primary and Secondary students, as well as a Creative Writing teacher for adults, Allison Greenland has many years working with students who have learning disabilities, special needs, and who are gifted and talented.

In 2019 she finished her PhD in Curriculum and Teaching where her research focused specifically on reading comprehension strategies for adolescent students and successful learning techniques for students of all abilities.

In 2013, Allison decided to focus he attention on creating her own programs to aid children in their learning, and founded Leap into Literacy with a vision to foster a lifelong love of reading and writing in her students.

Tara was a performing arts teacher for over 16 years, who then decided to move out of the traditional education setting and start her own business. 

She has successfully taken all of her teaching skills to start up and run a coaching and consulting business which is now moving into course creation. 

Tara has effectively transitioned out of traditional education onto transformative (and profitable) education.

To connect with Tara: 

www.taramollel.com

+61466 592 738

F: www.facebook.com/businessmasterytribe

LI: www.linkedin.com/in/taramollel

IG: www.instagram.com/taramollelcoach

David Wright grew up on a small farm in central Queensland and after completing high school, spent five years training and working in a Metal Trade before deciding in 1980 to change careers.

He trained to become a Secondary School Teacher specialising in Manual Arts /Industrial Technology and Design and took up his first teaching position in 1982. Realising very early on in his teaching career that this was definitely NOT the profession he thought it would be, he began looking for opportunities to get out of teaching, but with a young family to support and a mortgage over his head he felt stuck.

After reaching the top of the pay-scale as a classroom teacher David became frustrated over difficulties managing his day to day finances. He realized that nothing was going to improve financially unless he found a new and more effective way to plan his cash flow. Driven by a desire to do better, David spent thousands of hours developing and fine-tuning a system to overcome the difficulties he had experienced. The system he developed worked so well he became very passionate about sharing it with other people.

 He began by going into people’s homes at night and on the weekends and then with the help of a software developer, he created the ‘Simply Budgets’ software.

 David left teaching in 2002 after an incident with a student that was 'the straw that broke the camel’s back’, and in the first year after leaving teaching he earned more money than in his entire 20 years as a teacher.

Simply Budgets was featured on A Current Affair, Today Tonight, Money Magazine, PC Authority (and more) and has produced amazing results in people’s lives with close to 30,000 customers around the world.

David has gone on to speak on stage in the UK, the USA, New Zealand and right around Australia on the topic of personal money management. He has also been interviewed on TV and radio many times in the USA and Australia.

 In 2015 David created the Spending Planners Institute.

Having identified a huge gap in the financial services industry between Financial Counselling and Financial Planning, the Institute has trained almost 100 Spending Planners and in doing so has now created a new industry called Spending Planning that fills that gap.

The Institute is dedicated to training and supporting Spending Planners who in turn are dedicated to changing people’s financial direction, by providing them with education and accountability, whilst leading them through simple steps to set up their own personal Spending Plan based on David’s software system which is now web-based.

Listen in as Elizabeth interviews David about how he got out of teaching and into his dream career…

From Renee herself:

With a background in education and athletics, I transferred out of the classroom and am an entrepreneur of my dream job! I founded my business RL Academy where I help high school athletes navigate the college recruiting process. I offer coaching on the college recruiting process, webinars to classrooms full of student-athletes, and I recently released my first book, "Looking For A FULL RIDE?: An Insider's Recruiting Guide."

I am not a recruiting service, but rather give the student-athletes and families the tools they need to find their success. Knowing that I am still able to make an impact on students, but not in the traditional classroom way, encourages my heart to keep at this dream! I'm absolutely be honored to share my story with you to be an inspiration and beacon of hope to fellow educators on their journey out of traditional education.

Contact: www.rlopezcoaching.com

Book: www.lookingforafullride.com

Chris Carlin, Financial Planner and Mortgage Broker from Master Your Money Now is today's guest.  Our conversation is focused on income protection, and Chris has some really helpful insights for teachers who may be out on sick leave or stress leave, as well as pearls of wisdom for early-career teachers. 

With over 9-years experience in the finance sector, Aussies from all around the country have trusted Chris to help plan their financial futures. 

Chris Carlin cares for the caring professions – teachers and nurses – helping you to shore up your financial resources so that you’ll be in a good position to leave, when you’re ready. If you are concerned about your financial future, go to masteryourmoneynow.com.au to book a free 30 min chat with Chris Carlin, and master YOUR money, now.

Susanne Gervay OAM

Susanne Gervay accidentally fell into teaching and found her passion for education and young people. After ten years she wanted a change where she used those skills to become a writer, speaker and anti-bullying and social justice advocate. Awarded the Lifetime Social Justice Literature Award by the International Literacy Association, Order of Australia, nominee for Australia for Lindgren Memorial Award, Susanne Gervay is now recognized for her writing on social justice.  Her award winning stories are published in literary journals and anthologies including the cross Sub-Continent- Australian anthology 'Fear Factor, Terror Incognito' on terrorism alongside the works of Sir Salman Rushdie and Thomas Keneally.  She represented Australia in ‘Peace Story’ an IBBY, UNICEF anthology where 22 authors, 22 illustrators from 22 countries wrote for peace. 

She writes from picture books to young adult novels. Butterflies is recognised as Outstanding Youth Literature on Disability. Her award winning I Am Jack children’s books which have become rite-of-passage on school bullying adapted into an acclaimed play by Monkey Baa Theatre has toured theaters across Australia and USA. Her books are endorsed by The Cancer Council, Room to Read, bringing literacy to the children of the developing world, Children’s Hospital Westmead Sydney, Books in Homes reaching indigenous and disadvantaged schools, Life Education, many anti bullying and literacy organizations.

An acclaimed national and international speaker, Susanne Gervay is head of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators SCBWI Australia East and New Zealand, Ambassador for many literacy, reading and equity campaigns. www.sgervay.com 

Social Media

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With the due date of his son fast approaching, Dustin knew he needed to change both his income and lifestyle.

His wife, Anna, was quitting her job as a nurse and Dustin was not making enough money to pay for the family's expenses. He describes himself as the clichéd, underpaid teacher scrambling to pay rent. Much of his workweek was spent away from his family in one long commute and two disempowering jobs. However, he began to dream.

He spent his commutes envisioning a new career: one that would empower his family and students. He made plans to work with students independently, as an online writing coach. He began creating a unique curriculum that would help students master writing skills and develop empowering mindsets. Through focusing on providing each student with as much value as possible, he began receiving excellent feedback from his clients: soon, his side-hustle became the family's main source of income.

Despite his success, he kept one of his jobs as a failsafe until in 2019 Dustin moved with his family to Chile. This forced him to fully commit to his business. He lived in Chile until making an emergency return home during the pandemic of 2020. Now, Dustin works as a full-time writing coach and content editor (with a soft spot for Latin America).  

Connect with Dustin through his website or LinkedIn page:
stevenseducation.com

‍https://www.stevenseducation.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-stevens-9963b8148/    

Shawna Gann hails from Anchorage, Alaska but has lived and traveled around the world. Her nearly 15 years living abroad has contributed to her cultural awareness and passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Shawna taught elementary school for most of these years abroad, but her contributions to administration and educator growth eventually led to her doctoral studies in Business Psychology.

Her continued passionate support of DEI in organizations was the catalyst for her dissertation topic, understanding the experiences of racially ambiguous women striving for leadership, and the inspiration for Our True Colors.

Shawna lives with her family in the DC metro area and currently works as a consultant at a firm in Northern Virginia.

Here’s the link to her website: https://www.truecolorscast.com/
Her podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-true-colors/id1487398969
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/shawnagann