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RachelGardepe
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01/29/20 at 3:24PM UTC
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I left a great teaching career in Jersey to move to my husbands hometown and job opportunities are abysmal here and an hour in every direction. I’m a new mom to a 4 month old and would like to find a way to work for myself while continuing to be a stay at home mom most of the time (good childcare is equally lacking). Have any of you experienced a big shift/limitation of your surroundings in terms of career opportunities and how did you rebound?

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RachelGardepe
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Interior Decorator located in North Eastern PA
01/30/20 at 11:53PM UTC
Thanks so much for responding! Unfortunately, my masters degree in education didn’t have one class that’s required by PA state law to qualify as a public school teacher (at the time I never expected to meet my husband and move to PA). After a 4 month battle with the education board they told me I could “go back to Jersey for another 2 years and teach to get reciprocity” or I could go back to school, FOR THE SAME DEGREE. Absolute nonsense. So I was relegated to working as a traveling TA for awhile but the constant travel almost negated the paycheck entirely by weeks end.
LISA MCCARTNEY
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01/30/20 at 4:08AM UTC
Is there a K-12 school near you? They are an online school and the teachers are online too. They set appointment times with students so it works for all parties involved. Just a thought.

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