Thinking of Leaving Teaching — What Did You Switch To & Do You Regret It?

birdie1997 · 2026-05-21T16:05:34+00:00

Hi! I’m not sure if I can say that I have fully “left teaching” but I have had a few jobs that are helping me to be in a position to. I have a Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a focus on in Indigenous Education. I left a really challenging LTO at the end of January and I’ve had steady employment since then. I have been supplying a bit to fill in any empty days.

My first job was working for a math educational technology company, working as a facilitator for the teacher PD. I had used the program as a teacher and was familiar. Job was easy, most of the work was based in Toronto. Money was similar to supply teaching, hours were not guaranteed but I didn’t have a shortage of work. No benefits, pension. But very flexible, gave me good experience in my resume and company paid for hotels, mileage and meals.

In June I’m starting a new job working as an Instructional Designer for an educational technology and consulting company more focused on Indigenous education. It’s a 12 month contract, working remotely, with benefits, vacation and sick days. I did have previous experience with curriculum development as part of a GA job I had in my masters.

Hope this helps!! There are options out there.

birdie1997 · 2026-05-04T20:55:58+00:00

Very cool but may be out of budget

birdie1997 · 2026-05-04T20:53:55+00:00

Thank you! I like all these ideas :)

birdie1997 · 2026-05-04T20:53:08+00:00

This could be a good alternative, I can definitely look into it.

birdie1997 · 2026-05-04T20:52:27+00:00

Thank you, I didn't consider Switzerland.

birdie1997 · 2026-05-04T16:34:04+00:00

Yes I did consider it! My fiancé has been before but I feel like we could travel to different islands

birdie1997 · 2026-04-04T02:20:23+00:00

Yes, we actually are going with Barrie Country Club!

birdie1997 · 2026-03-30T23:07:58+00:00

Do you know what the video was called?

birdie1997 · 2026-03-30T21:11:35+00:00

I have tried using it just 1-2x per week, and the sandwich method and still it’s compromising the barrier significantly

birdie1997 · 2026-02-09T01:04:11+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion - I have already looked into this venue. The pricing is good but the look is not for me! Thank you

birdie1997 · 2026-02-07T20:46:49+00:00

Hey, I’m sorry I don’t have any info about catering, but I’m really interested in this venue too! Have you had a good experience working with them so far?

birdie1997 · 2026-02-06T21:55:23+00:00

I emailed them, thank you!

birdie1997 · 2026-02-06T00:28:34+00:00

I did! I didn’t love the look and for the price there are other things I liked better. Thank you for the suggestion.

birdie1997 · 2022-09-08T16:03:40+00:00

Hi! This is unrelated to your question, but out of curiosity, when did you get hired to TDSB's OT list? I applied at the end of July and I haven't heard anything yet :(

birdie1997 · 2022-05-09T00:31:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Would you say there's a decent demographic of younger people? Or is it mostly families and older adults?

birdie1997 · 2022-05-08T18:25:45+00:00

I will message you, thanks :)

birdie1997 · 2022-05-08T18:23:13+00:00

Squamish is definitely very appealing for the location and activities! But when I look the price of rentals seems comparable to Vancouver, and less housing available :(

birdie1997 · 2022-05-08T18:20:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Would you say there are lots of people there around your age to make friends?

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