| Wondering how to quit a teaching job? That is | | | | Procedure #2: Submit a letter of resignation. The |
| probably one of the toughest decisions any teacher | | | | school has the utmost right to know the reasons |
| will ever have to make. Like other professions, | | | | behind your leaving the profession. Draft a letter and |
| quitting is hard and requires a lot of thinking and | | | | explain why you decided to quit. Bear in mind that |
| preparation. As a professional, even with continued | | | | you are making a resignation letter not a letter of |
| problems and stress in your workplace, there is | | | | empathy. As much as possible keep it brief and clear, |
| always a decent way to exit yourself while | | | | preferably written on a single page. You can cite |
| maintaining relationships. | | | | some personal reasons that you think are acceptable. |
| Quitting a teaching job involves many steps that any | | | | Also, remember to put in writing the specific date |
| educator must do. These things attest to your | | | | when you will leave so that the principal can prepare |
| professionalism and ethics. Even those leaving on bad | | | | accordingly. |
| terms must do things tastefully. You should never | | | | Procedure #3: Tell your students and co-workers. |
| leave teaching by just being absent from all of your | | | | Even though this procedure is not necessary, it is |
| classes and not showing in school. There is a normal | | | | only proper to inform them that you will soon be |
| and formal procedure you must follow, and I will | | | | exiting the school. How to quit a teaching job is truly |
| show you how. | | | | difficult - especially when you have to tell other |
| Procedure #1: Give notice. The school and | | | | parties (most especially your close colleagues). But to |
| administration must be informed that you will quit | | | | avoid issues and bad assumptions in other people's |
| teaching. As much as possible, consider leaving at the | | | | minds, it is a must to state your reasons. You can |
| end of the school year. It would be hard on their end | | | | hand them your business cards to maintain |
| to find another substitute teacher in the middle of | | | | communication despite the fact that you will no |
| the term. Be conscious of your students and their | | | | longer associate yourself with the school. |
| lessons. Their experience will be the most negative | | | | Leaving any profession is truly hard to do. But if you |
| one if you leave without warning. But if you have a | | | | have good reasons, the least you can do is to leave |
| serious illness or other emergency concerns that | | | | your former workplace, former colleagues and |
| would impair your skill, that is one time you | | | | students with still a good thought about you. Thus |
| unfortunately cannot notify them. If you can prevent | | | | this must be done politely and with good manners. |
| it, do not leave instantly; give yourself and the school | | | | Following the stated procedures when considering |
| weeks' or months' time of notice before making that | | | | how to quit a teaching job can truly make things not |
| resignation. | | | | only easy but also ethical and respectable. |