Is it worth it to fight to go back?
I'm in a part of my state (honestly the entire state) that doesn't have a lot of opportunities, but to stay another year at my current school would be nearly a death sentence for me.
I haven't been able to find another classroom position within an hour+ of me and I have resulted to going back to my first career, marketing/photography/graphic design. This is despite the fact that I went back to school to become a teacher! And I have been teaching for 4.5 years and love it!
Be honest, is it worth it to fight my way back? Is it worth it to reserve some of my time and energy to keep my certification current and to look for jobs while I reestablish myself in another industry? I'm fighting my constant fatigue and overwhelmed state NOW as we wrap up the year and I scramble to find another job...I don't want to quit education but it feels like education doesn't want me.
I'm in South Carolina, all jobs are bad right now to be fair, not just education. I'm seriously considering working my way up at my neighborhood Food Lion and giving up on ed all together :/