Reasons I quit teaching -Kids didn't love me -Teachers didn't like me -Principal hated me -Couldn't continue to witness bad decisions at the expense of children -Couldn't stand one more minute of professional development that was neither professional nor developmental -Couldn't stand reading bad writing Real reasons I quit teaching -I wasn't a good enough teacher -It hurt my heart to watch kids waste so much time and ability Reasons I became a teacher -Understood the job -Dad suggested it -Always like school -Mr. Sullivan -Summer Vacations Teaching revelations 1. Teaching is the only profession that you spend at least 15 years observation before trying to do it yourself 2. I wouldn't be a teacher if Dad hadn't suggested it 3. I still think of myself as a teacher even though I'm not 4. There will always be too m any kids in need of saving 5. If the only reason I became a teacher was for the summer vacations, that would've still be reason enough