<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Life After Teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navigating New Paths Beyond Teaching]]></description><link>https://www.lifeafterteach.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:45:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lifeafterteach.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Quit Teaching (And Why I’m Not Going Back)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I never thought I’d be writing this, but I’ve quit teaching. For a long time, I told myself to push through. That things would get better. That the workload, the pressure, and the constant feeling of being “on” would eventually ease. But it didn’t. Instead, I reached a point where I had to be honest with myself: I wasn’t happy, and I couldn’t see a future where I would be. So I made the decision to leave—without having another job lined up. Making that decision was scary, but it was...]]></description><link>https://www.lifeafterteach.com/post/why-i-quit-teaching-and-why-i-m-not-going-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69df6b99934ce577916e84da</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:13:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae02fa_e436dac4e1484be99c94a998a25018e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Stuart</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>