Introduction
Why Teachers Leave
Lisa Spinelli
These days we hear a lot about purpose and passion being the keys to career satisfaction. Steve Jobs once said, “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.” Soccer star Mia Hamm (1999) wrote in her book Go for the Goal, “If you don’t love what you do, you won’t do it with much conviction or passion.” And Oprah Winfrey has said: “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you” (Ruhl 2015).
Some teachers home in on their purpose and passion very early on in their lives. For many, the inspiration struck during their elementary school days as they emulated ...
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