Seriously? How do you know when it is time to move on? Is there a particular itch that occurs and we just need to become finely attuned to sensing it?
This is something I have been thinking about quite a bit lately. For me, in years past, I know that i must always be challenged. If I am not learning and trying to do new things, I feel stagnant. Though, I can't always sense stagnation immediately. Many times I find that I am more frequently frustrated; then upon introspection I find the clarity that I am, in fact, not frustrated with people around my or my job, but myself.
It is almost time. I am in no way frustrated. I LOVE my job, but I am a systems planner - and I there might be enough systems here. I might have paved the roads that I came here to pave. I could work at this school and never leave because I love it here. I cherish the people and our mission. I am glowingly proud of the work that the faculty has done. But, I am not sure how much growing room there is for me here.
I will keep reading to learn. I will keep finding new ways to support and grow educators. Both of which will, in turn, grow me. But what else? What is my next journey?
