Jackie Scully reflects on her decision to leave her teaching job in Hawaii during the recession to return to Pennsylvania, only to find the job market for teachers just as difficult.

"I was kicking myself. I was like, what did I do? This is not the life I want to live.”

Jackie is a former public school teacher who now teaches at a private school. She has experience teaching in the public school system in Hawaii and Pennsylvania.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

-The frustrations Jackie experienced with the public school system, specifically during the No Child Left Behind era

-The impact of the recession on the public school system in Hawaii and the consequent mass exodus of teachers

-The challenges Jackie faced in trying to find a teaching job in the public school system after moving back to Pennsylvania

Jackie went to public schools and always felt quite lost in them. So she went to college, became a teacher, and then worked in the public school system in Hawaii. Although she loved Hawaii, when the recession hit, things changed. Teachers' salaries were cut, and many of her friends, who were also teachers, left the state. She also made the difficult decision to leave, moving back in with her parents in Pennsylvania. She couldn't find a teaching job there, so she moved to Maryland with her then-fiancé. She finally found a teaching job at a private school in Wilmington, DE. It was a much different experience than teaching in public schools, and she loved it.

Jackie Scully is an experienced History/Psychology Teacher, Creator/Host of The Teacher Story, which features her own story and teacher interviews. She is also the Co-founder of The Teacher Circle LinkedIn group, a global community to support teachers and others in education. She aims to elevate teacher voices and others in education and put them at the forefront of the education reform movement.

To connect with Jackie:

The Teacher's Story Podcast: https://linktr.ee/theteacherstory

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelynscully/

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