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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?

LISA MCCARTNEY · Answer

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.

RachelGardepe · Answer

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.

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