Thanks for reading and for sharing your piece! While it’s overwhelmingly disappointing that this is a familiar narrative, I’m encouraged to know that there are places like Kiddom that encourage former educators like yourself to continue impacting education outside of the classroom. I’d love to hear more about what you’re doing there.

[Shameless Plug for Self-Promotion: I may or may not have sent in an application a few days ago…haha.]

As for the bread baking, it’s just a hobby/obsession that allows for the perfect combination of creativity and problem-solving — a great way to stretch the ol’ brain muscles through trial and error — while also filling my belly. Pretty sure my roommates don’t mind it either.