Job recs for burnt out teacher (Denver, Golden: 2015, school district, contractor)

[LostSailor4326]

Well, gf and I just moved to Denver a month ago. I'm totally loving every aspect of it, but apparently the lady is not.

After just a few days of teaching out here, I can tell she is going to want to explore other avenues for a bunch of different reasons after this year is up.

What jobs do burnt out teachers usually slide to?

Some info:
-Has a BA in the teaching field
-Would be looking for 45K/year
-We live in the SanteFe/Golden Triangle area.
-Probably would want out of the Ed field
-She is super artistic, creative, and really good with technology and computers


What would her options be? Would she need to look for another degree/certification?

I was thinking some kind of entry level office/marketing/advertising gig.

What do you guys think and how does that look in Denver this coming year?

[alloo66]

I know a few bus drivers that are ex teachers. RTD is always looking for drivers, bus and train.

[SQL]

Originally Posted by LostSailor4326

Well, gf and I just moved to Denver a month ago. I'm totally loving every aspect of it, but apparently the lady is not.

After just a few days of teaching out here, I can tell she is going to want to explore other avenues for a bunch of different reasons after this year is up.

What jobs do burnt out teachers usually slide to?

Some info:
-Has a BA in the teaching field
-Would be looking for 45K/year
-We live in the SanteFe/Golden Triangle area.
-Probably would want out of the Ed field
-She is super artistic, creative, and really good with technology and computers


What would her options be? Would she need to look for another degree/certification?

I was thinking some kind of entry level office/marketing/advertising gig.

What do you guys think and how does that look in Denver this coming year?

Fortunately, Santa Fe is the art district. So you pretty much live in Denver's exclusive art scene.

Advertising is super competitive out here, because it's a pretty small market. A large chunk of my friends work for the big firms out here. I think she may find it difficult to break into initially, because it's one of those industries where everyone has worked with one another at some point before. If she were to get into it, maybe she could focus on being a copy editor. Is her teaching experience based in the arts? Art Director may be another avenue to check out. It's always worth a try IMO. Just know that the pay is not all the great though.

[SQL]

Originally Posted by alloo66

I know a few bus drivers that are ex teachers. RTD is always looking for drivers, bus and train.

Last I checked, there was a $2000 signing bonus, too, after a year of working I believe. I still have my CDL from college, so that's my fall back job.

[davidv]

Originally Posted by alloo66

I know a few bus drivers that are ex teachers. RTD is always looking for drivers, bus and train.

Sitting all day is a death sentence.

Is sitting the new smoking?

Besides she is a young, educated professional.

She might try looking at this article.

He big mistake was a degree in teaching, colleges in Colorado don't even let you get a teaching degree. My degree is History, with an emphasis in education, along with a minor in English. I also have an MA in Instructional Technology and several other graduate-level classes. I have worked for the school district, as an educational specialist with a tech firm, as a consultant, and I have created several different test banks and contributed to educational apps. Currently I am collaborating with a few other teachers to write a book for a publisher. With her education, there is definitely something better for her than bus driver.

[mundele]

Originally Posted by LostSailor4326

Well, gf and I just moved to Denver a month ago. I'm totally loving every aspect of it, but apparently the lady is not.

After just a few days of teaching out here, I can tell she is going to want to explore other avenues for a bunch of different reasons after this year is up.

What jobs do burnt out teachers usually slide to?

Some info:
-Has a BA in the teaching field
-Would be looking for 45K/year
-We live in the SanteFe/Golden Triangle area.
-Probably would want out of the Ed field
-She is super artistic, creative, and really good with technology and computers


What would her options be? Would she need to look for another degree/certification?

I was thinking some kind of entry level office/marketing/advertising gig.

What do you guys think and how does that look in Denver this coming year?

i work in adult education and that might be a good move. lots of need out there for trainers and instructional designers. instructional design work might be a great move for her, actually. i would guess she has experience with learning objectives, and being a creative person with tech experience can help her go places. online education is only growing these days.

i think uc denver has a program if she wanted to pursue a degree for it.

she could work as a contractor, or work at a company in a full time salaried position. relatively low stress, chance to often work remotely... it's not a bad gig.

[LostSailor4326]

Thanks for the responses.

I think she would most definitely want to use her brain power to some capacity. Problem is, she is stubborn and it will take a lot of discussion to convince her to go for a higher degree or some other type of certification. I am assuming this will probably be necessary since her teaching degree can't take her anywhere?

She brought up being a librarian, but she knows it requires a graduate degree that she may not want to put the energy/time/cash into.

Mundele, that actually sounds like something she could be into. Can you provide more info on how to get there and what the job looks like?

[denver_hacker]

She has a teaching degree and after a few days of teaching wants to switch careers?

Seems like a big switch based a few days - the first few days of the year are a complete mess. Things will calm down.

Part of that teaching degree was spent doing in-class programs, did she like that?

[mundele]

Originally Posted by LostSailor4326

Thanks for the responses.

I think she would most definitely want to use her brain power to some capacity. Problem is, she is stubborn and it will take a lot of discussion to convince her to go for a higher degree or some other type of certification. I am assuming this will probably be necessary since her teaching degree can't take her anywhere?

She brought up being a librarian, but she knows it requires a graduate degree that she may not want to put the energy/time/cash into.

Mundele, that actually sounds like something she could be into. Can you provide more info on how to get there and what the job looks like?

There's a few different ways to go in terms of getting into online education, and I sort of fell into the career backwards, having started down the road in the late 90s. Some migrate to the field after being experts in a field and then wanting to teach others, and others start as general instructional designers and find themselves specializing in a particular field or methodology.

Many newer instructional designers I meet these days have some kind of degree in the field. ID work can happen in lots of different arenas. I've worked in finance, aviation, higher ed, and now health care. The common thread throughout is the ability to synthesize knowledge from experts in the field and format that information into courses, either online or in person, so that someone else can actually learn from it. There are a lot of different ways to get from "piles of random notes and ideas" to "finished online course with a meaningful assessment" which is what keeps the work interesting. You're constantly learning new things which I really dig.

These days I'm doing more systems administration as opposed to strictly designing and developing courses. The design and development part is often a pattern of meeting with people, learning about the content, and then putting in the time and thought to get it to a finished product. Lots of drafts and review cycles.

The tech part is key as more learning is moving to being available via mobile and having lots of interactivity. PM me if you want to talk more.

[Dirty-Mill]

It might be better to go to a therapist to learn how to cope with stress rather than change careers.

I am pretty sure all jobs are either stressful or don't pay much.