On 9/09/15, anon wrote:
> I posted about having to back to work after planning on
> retirement earlier. And now with a new bionic knee I am
> in the trenches again. I do enjoy parts of teaching
> (the kids, the classroom) but with all the planning,
> duties and extra things thrown at us, i am exhausted.
> Anyway, not sure I can make it for 2 more years after
> this one, but I will need to work at least until I
> qualify for medicare. Just wondering if any of you have
> any ideas of a job good for a former teacher? I could
> teach piano, other part time things, but need the
> insurance of a full time job. Alternatively, I find
> myself more and more called to live in the mountains of
> Tennessee or N Carolina instead of arid Texas. Would I
> be nuts to move off by myself with no friends or family
> there and start a new life? I could live more cheaply,
> find a little house in the woods (trees, no grass to
> mow......sounds like heaven to me.
Any place you'd like to live that has some tourist business
or other tours? Seems every tour we take every place has
former teachers as tour guides.
Seems like a good fit, you surely have had field trip
experience :)
Get to teach people about the area.
No testing.
No homework.
No parent conferences.
Might have to deal with some tardy arrivals at some stops.
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