Throughout elementary school I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. In high school I planned out my education so I could become one. I was a teacher's assistant in two different classrooms and loved it! I knew there was a huge decline in teaching jobs but I figured I could move away to teach. In university I worked as an educational assistant. Teaching jobs were still difficult to come by but I heard about teaching in the north. I figured that if that's where I needed to go to teach then that's where I would go. Fast forward and I've not only moved to a different province to teach but I've also moved to a different country. I still enjoy teaching but the job I fell in love with all those years ago has changed so much. Teaching is no longer about the kids in my opinion. I feel like it's about pleasing parents and administration. I took a year off to do IVF and figure things out and I highly doubt I will return to teaching. A tiny part of my still wants to, to be honest I still look at job postings, but I can't pull my (future) child away from my family and from civilization just so I can have a career that I kind of still enjoy. After finding out the wait list for IVF funding was twelve to eighteen months I decided to finish my training as a postpartum doula, to complete additional training as a breastfeeding counselor, and to try to get my business off the ground before IVF. Then I got the shocking news that IVF would be this summer. That's when I realized that this was not going to work. There was no way I could afford to be self employed while trying to raise a child. I knew I didn't want to move away. I had been also upgrading my teaching in order to find a job closer to home but in reality I would be able to find a job in a city but not where my friends and family live. I also realized that I need to stop being selfish and make sure my child has a good future. Originally I had been trying to find a job that would allow me to home school but I now have decided that I will try to make it work with where ever I'm employed but if I have to send him/her to public school it's not the end of the world. So that brings me to why I'm writing this post. Just over two weeks ago I came across a potential career. It would allow me to have a good income, regular hours, work locally, and I think I would enjoy it. It does require me to complete more school if I want to earn the most I can but I'm hoping that I can start the diploma (it's all online) and then start applying for employment. Even if I won't make as much to begin with as least it would be a start. My mom told me to think about it for two weeks since I tend to jump into things :P. So the two weeks is up, I'm registering for the first course tonight, and I already ordered the textbook. I have a total of seven years (yep years!) to complete the twelve required courses. The overall cost would be the same as if I finished my upgrading I was doing. Right now I putting that on hold so I can pursue this and see what happens. I have another four and a half years to finish that and I only have four more courses so I can always go back to it if I decide to. I'm hoping I made the right decision and that I will end up in this field, loving it, and being able to have the life I want to have. I really want to have a good income so I can take vacations, enjoy motherhood, and not stress about money every month. That's not the life I want my child to have and if it means giving up my career to give them family and a normal city life then that's what I need to do. Have you ever changed careers? Were you happy with your decision? Here is the YouTube video where I talk more about changing careers.
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Jillian
4/26/2016 11:30:20 pm
Hi Michele, would you mind sharing what the school program is that you are starting? I'm in Ontario too and looking to go back to school but I'm having so much trouble deciding on something. I want a program that doesn't take too long to complete and that I'm likely to find a job at the end. Thanks!
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Michele Kezar
4/27/2016 08:02:58 am
Hi Jillian! I'm taking the medical secretary program online. Full-time it's a one year program but I'm doing it as I can afford to. If you Google Ontario learn there is website with all the online college programs. I just did that and then searched the job bank for the job outlook and then for current postings. Good luck :)
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