Have two family members in public education.
Can’t agree with you more.
Desperately trying to get out.
However, it seems no one wants to hire ex-teachers as the perception is that they are all left wing fruitcakes.
Start a small private school like a pod school or small group instruction for home schoolers. It is becoming a big market as more people look for ways out of the public schools.
That hasn’t been my experience at all. I’ve practically gotten every job I’ve applied for in the last couple of years. In fact, when I mention I want to move into corporate training, they like that.
Politics have never come up in any interview, and I keep my views very quiet.
I’m more afraid of being seen as a right wing nut job/hack.