Ready to quit your teaching career, but not sure where to start? You’re here because you’re a teacher, and you feel stuck. You think you want out, but you’re not sure how to build a new life on the outside. Well, we’ve been there. We made it out, and we each made it out in different ways. Now we’re back to help you make your jailbreak. Email us at exteacherspodcast@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and ideas.
Jailbreak: How to plan your escape from the classroom
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Ready to quit your teaching career, but not sure where to start? You’re here because you’re a teacher, and you feel stuck. You think you want out, but you’re not sure how to build a new life on the outside. Well, we’ve been there. We made it out, and we each made it out in different ways. Now we’re back to help you make your jailbreak. Email us at exteacherspodcast@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and ideas.
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January 6, 2023
Episode 7: Love It or Leave It?
Do you love a good metaphor? Good, we do too. In this episode, we encourage you to think about your teaching job much like you would your house. So you're growing a little tired of it.... can it be improved with a new coat of paint and some redecorating? Do you need a remodel? Or do you need to list it and move on? We have helpful frameworks to guide you through what's called "job crafting" and "life design." Here's your homework: Figure out if you’re gonna love it or leave it! Can you redecorate a little and be happy with that? Make an action plan for what and how you might make small tweaks to your current role - if you need help, try the Job Crafting tool on the jobcrafting.com website. If you’re gonna leave it, figure out what your must-have, nice-to-have, and deal breakers are for the next house job. Make a list the same way you would if you were house hunting. Or, if you want a little more help with the process, try the framework exercises on this Life Design website. Head to our website exteacherspodcast.com and subscribe to our newsletter. That way you can get on our email list, hear about new episodes, and dope new offerings like our Roundtable. The Roundtable is a monthly virtual meet up with an open agenda hosted by Jen and Sara where you can brainstorm ideas, share thoughts, and connect with other people like you. Of course, follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook, both @exteacherspodcast Questions, comments, reactions? You can always email us at exteacherspodcast@gmail.com
December 17, 2022
Episode 6: Competing Commitments and Hidden Assumptions
In this episode, we talk about competing commitments, which are two beliefs that are in direct opposition and can have you feeling like you're driving with your foot on the accelerator while the parking brake is on. Examining these competing commitments can reveal the hidden assumptions that may be holding you back from finding your next step. For all you visual learners and folks who watch Netflix with the captions on, here are the guiding questions we go over in the episode: 1) What would you like to have happen, so that your work could be more satisfying? Whether it includes staying in teaching, or leaving - think about what you’d want to be true about your work that would make it more fulfilling and better for you as a human. Responses to this question are nearly always couched in a complaint; but complaints can be immensely useful. People tend to complain about the things they care about. 2) What commitments does your complaint imply? This can be a weird question, but it’s a way of flipping the complaint to uncover what matters to you. 3) What are you doing, or not doing, that is keeping your commitment from being more fully realized? If you imagine doing the opposite of the undermining behavior, do you detect in yourself any discomfort, worry, or vague fear? By engaging in this undermining behavior, what worrisome outcome are you committed to preventing? 4) What hidden assumption drives this self-protective instinct that creates the competing commitment? Ask yourself to create the beginning of a sentence by inverting the competing commitment, and then fill in the blank. 5) Test this assumption. Where did the assumption come from? Look for contradictory evidence. Run small experiments, and look at what they tell you. Most importantly, follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook, both @exteacherspodcast, and check out our new offering starting in January 2023-- the Roundtable! It's a monthly virtual meet up with an open agenda hosted by Jen and Sara where you can brainstorm ideas, share thoughts, and connect with other people like you. Head to the website to sign up! Questions, comments, reactions? You can always email us at exteacherspodcast@gmail.com
November 21, 2022
Episode 5: Barriers & Facilitators
This episode is all about barriers and facilitators: people and things that might stand in the way, and people and things that help you move forward. Here's your homework: Start by identifying the more prominent barriers and facilitators in your life. These are the brakes and accelerators toward a more fulfilling career. Now, take some time to write out one or two of your worst case scenarios, in detail. Reflect on what barriers play into these scenarios. Then, write out what you’d do if it unfolded. What are your desperation moves? Who and what are your “last resort” support resources? Next, repeat that process but with a couple best case scenarios. Describe it in detail, including the barriers you may overcome and the facilitators that make it possible. You can do this as a bulleted list, but it’s also helpful to craft a narrative that tells the story of your transition, written from several years in the future looking back. Do this twice: the version with unhappy ending, drawing on your worst case scenarios, and the one with the happy ending – your best case scenario. However, be sure to make these narratives realistic. No fantasy lottery jackpots or school burning down. What does this exercise stir in you? Have your reflections handy for our next episode. Jen and I are here for you, holding the firefighter's circle thing! So don't forget to count us among the facilitators in your support network. Email us at exteacherspodcast@gmail.com anytime you need help or have questions. We are planning to expand our role as facilitators in 2023 with a monthly virtual roundtable, so stay tuned for details. Subscribe to our newsletter at exteacherspodcast.com so you don't miss it!
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