After 13 years in education, I walked away.
The passion was there. The system failed me.
Here’s what finally pushed me to leave the classroom.
📚 Read the full story: https://jswordsmith.com/why-im-leaving-the-classroom/
#TeacherBurnout #FormerTeacher #EducationReform #WritingLife

@poledance 👩‍🏫👩‍🏫MARKETING MONDAY: “From the Classroom to the Pole Room: Designing Dance Curricula with a Teacher’s Touch” - my latest blog post at www.violettevixen.com. Check out the link in bio for more information and specifics! I was a school teacher for 6 years and created many classes from scratch with skills-based curricula, often blending humanities in my classes. There’s so so much more to curriculum development for dance studios than just “here are some level x tricks”, just like there’s more to teaching eighth graders than just reading “The Outsiders” or “The Giver”. Message me for more info or to book me for curriculum development! #dancer #poledancer #poledancers #poledance #poledancecommunity #formerteacher #formerteacherlife #poledancersofinstagram #poledancersofig #poledancersofinsta #pdteacher #pdinstructor #teacher #instructor #writer #blogger #blog #webdesign #englishteacher #curriculumdevelopment #curriculum #pdcurriculum #pdtricks #pdtrick #foryourpage #fyp #foryoupage #fypage

@poledance‼️‼️MOTIVATION MONDAY: This might be a hot take, I’m not sure. But I’ll always advocate for being a lifelong learner. No one - and I mean ABSOLUTELY no one - knows *everything there is to know about dance or pole dancing*. Learning new things is important and tbh I really don’t trust any poler - no matter how long they’ve been dancing for or how advanced they are - that isn’t continually learning and trying new things. That’s red flag city! In addition, fuck ups are important. Screw ups and mistakes are valid reflections of our learning. POST THEM! Everyone makes mistakes; if you don’t, you aren’t truly learning! What are your thoughts on this?
#dancer #poledancer #poledancers #poledance #poledancing #poledance #monday #motivationmonday #lifelonglearner #lifelonglearning #learning #challenge #challenges #poledancersofinstagram #poledancersofig #poledancersofinsta #poletok #foryourpage #fyp #foryoupage #fypage #formerteacher #learn #learningnewthings #redflag #redflags #travelingperformer #performer #performers

🍎🍎MARKETING MONDAY: Join me Saturday, September 7 at the Newport Theater performing a *brand new* burlesque act with @tenderloinscoburlesque ! I’m so so excited to join this cast of amazingly talented individuals. #dancer #poledancer #burlesqueperformer #burlesquedancer #burlesque #performer #performance #newporttheater #travellingperformer #sexworker #marketingmonday #showalert #foryourpage #foryoupage #fypage #fyp #marketing #monday #hotforteacher #vanhalen #formerteacher

Need some help focusing your practice sessions? Get some help from this teacher💜I gotchu! New blog post just dropped at https://violettevixen.com/2023/12/01/finding-focus/ #motivation #motivationmonday #teacher #formerteacher #dancer #poledancer #dancing #poledancing #poledance #poledancers #poledancersofinstagram #poledancersofig #websitedesign #webstagram #writer #blogger #blog #focustips #focus #adhd #neurodivergent #poletok #poledancersofinsta