A big thank you to Brent Woronoff for this awesome piece in the PALM COAST OBSERVER, L.L.C. .
In a related note: I recently got wind that some of my former co-workers have been openly critical of my decision to leave “a career” in teaching, a profession that I never sought out but rather fell into, for this wild and wacky world of the Savannah Bananas .
I have no regrets, nor will I ever. Every day in that classroom, I felt unfulfilled and like I was wasting the talent God had given me on an apathetic audience that had no accountability. Almost every day felt like a loss. Sure, I had some great students and I loved the opportunities to impact those that had a desire to learn and get better, but with education being what it is today, those students were few and far between. Most would rather sleep, play on their phones, or wait to be automatically passed when they got their “remediation” courses two years later. There were no real consequences for their behavior despite teachers’ best intentions, and thus the impact teachers could have was minimized greatly. We just couldn’t teach the most valuable lessons of all: life lessons.
Now, I get to positively impact MILLIONS of people of all ages. I get to bring joy to children, adults, families, and everyone in every demographic. I get to make a living doing what I am genuinely good at, and I see the impact it has on people in real time and get to hear about it later.
I have never done more rewarding work, and if it all ended tomorrow: I could say I lived my life without ever having to say the worst two words I think anyone could utter when they look back at it all: “what if?”
THIS is my career. THIS is Banana Ball 🗣️🎙️
#motivation #wisdom #careerchange #chaseyourdreams #besogoodtheycantignoreyou
I woke up to some love from the PALM COAST OBSERVER, L.L.C. celebrating me running away with the circus 🎪 🍌
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