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Could you do another type of work or something part time?
This coming year is my 30th and I'll turn 52 just after the 23-24 school year starts. With 30 years I'm eligible for full state retirement, but our district's supplemental pension would be reduced unless I wait until age 55. Still debating whether to stop at 52 or continue.
Go for the full pension, heck yeah! You can stick it out 3 more years for a better-funded retirement, can't you? There are plenty of people who would practically kill to be able to retire at 55.
Could you do another type of work or something part time?
This coming year is my 30th and I'll turn 52 just after the 23-24 school year starts. With 30 years I'm eligible for full state retirement, but our district's supplemental pension would be reduced unless I wait until age 55. Still debating whether to stop at 52 or continue.
I love working, and to be honest I still like teaching my 4th graders. I will probably do a side hustle when I do retire, and or work part-time at least. I won't just be able to sit at home.
Here in CA if a teacher has 30 years of service that helps bump up his or her retirement calculation. I could technically retire at age 56, but I will only be getting approximately 50 percent of my gross income. However, if I wait until age 59 or 60, I can get 75-80% of my income.
In a couple of weeks I'll be stepping back into the classroom at the school where I retired after 29 years teaching French and math, but this time as a volunteer for the Microsoft TEALS Computer Science program for just first block. It will feel great to work with the kids without all the administrivia that goes along with being the teacher of record, not to mention the classroom management responsibilities. There are four of us tech volunteers (the other three online) to help the classroom teacher, who still has not been hired. The teacher that had been teaching the TEALS Intro class, my former colleague, has been moved to AP Computer Science. I'm concerned that I may be the only adult in the room with actual teaching experience.
In any case, I hope to get a coding job soon, so it will be great to leave the school after class to go to my "real job" while still being able to teach.
In a couple of weeks I'll be stepping back into the classroom at the school where I retired after 29 years teaching French and math, but this time as a volunteer for the Microsoft TEALS Computer Science program for just first block. It will feel great to work with the kids without all the administrivia that goes along with being the teacher of record, not to mention the classroom management responsibilities. There are four of us tech volunteers (the other three online) to help the classroom teacher, who still has not been hired. The teacher that had been teaching the TEALS Intro class, my former colleague, has been moved to AP Computer Science. I'm concerned that I may be the only adult in the room with actual teaching experience.
In any case, I hope to get a coding job soon, so it will be great to leave the school after class to go to my "real job" while still being able to teach.
Are you willing to share how old you were when you retired with 29 years? Had you taught somewhere else previously?
Are you willing to share how old you were when you retired with 29 years? Had you taught somewhere else previously?
I was 61 with 36 years of teaching in all--5 years at a high-SES school, a semester at the alternative school, a year at a school that got re-constituted, and then 29 years where I retired, all in the same district.
I haven't had a job interview in 30 years. That will be interesting!
Just curious, after this crazy year, are you all staying or doing something else? I really enjoy teaching and want to stay, but I haven't completely made up my mind yet. I hope next year is better and much less "craziness". We will always deal with craziness but I'm hoping next year is smoother.
Seems like most school districts got a "dose of reality" when they wanted to impose all these restrictions on teachers via the government.
Bad move.
Teachers are smart and won't put up with BS.
In fact, I would argue that teaching is the last true profession with any grit. And this is despite the fact that they have hand cuffed teachers from being the true leaders that they are.
We are still pretty awesome individuals and make a huge difference in the communities we serve.
This is what has lead me to choose teaching over more pay in a corrupt and predatory corporate world that does not value true leadership or integrity.
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