I never in my wildest daydreams thought that I was going to ever think about leaving education. I was conditioned and always told that I was going to make a great teacher and that it's the profession that I belong in.
My teachers always telling me that I had a raw, true passion and nitch that I had for it. Then, I go off to college; getting to experience all different career paths at the palm of my fingertips. For me, I feel that its time to explore other avenues. The moment I've realized that maybe education isn't for me, being a teacher isn't my desired career anymore.
Seeing the Business majors, Human Development & Family Studies, Psychology majors and more, I feel like the world is mine to capture. I just don't know what to do at this point. Ever thought that you knew exactly what you wanted to do and then something happens and now you don't?
Leaving the Education field is something that I haven't been taking lightly; I've been trying to find another career that captures me enough to pursue. Coming to this, this made me think about all of the other careers that I've stumbled upon throughout my years; becoming a Board Certified Genealogist, a Fetal Surgeon, and a Director of something.
What's keeping me back from changing is the fear that once I change, I will never know what to do again. I think that the day that I actually change it, I will probably curl up into a ball and cry for hours because this is actually all I have ever known. I know that changing is for the best and that it's something that I need to do because I am not currently happy with the state of education.
I feel that I am going to be doing the same stuff for the next 40+ years. I'm beginning to realize that I have other passions and interests that I personally feel. need to be fulfilled.
I never thought this was going to be happening to me, but it is. I am handling it with poise and grace and understanding that what I never knew I always wanted (HAHA get the Carrie Underwood song in this!) is actually right in front of me. I am a new me, one who isn't going to be a teacher, but something else.
