Relief, burnout, grief, and a broken system: Why I left teaching

By |2019-10-16T12:36:31-05:00October 15th, 2019|Inspiration, Orchestra, Stories, Teaching|

“I’m so shocked.” My previous principal spoke that phrase nearly 20 times when I told him I was leaving the school and the profession. I couldn’t help but wonder, “How can he be shocked?” None of my coworkers were. Though many expressed authentic gratefulness for my time and [...]