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2nd career teacher
By vkj

I enjoyed reading everyone's introductions. This coming school year will be my 4th with my own classroom. I was an aide prior to that (and in the business world 12 years prior to that).

What I've noticed the most about being a second career teacher is that I don't have the feeling of "burn-out" that some of the younger, beginning teachers are experiencing. I think age and life experience has a way of grounding us. We have the same degree of enthusiasm, but aren't as idealistic about teaching. What do you think?