I’m noticing that many of the “social media” teachers I follow left the classroom this year or are planning to leave next year. It makes me feel like the type of teaching we see portrayed on social media simply isn’t sustainable. The “Pinterest” classrooms, picture perfect TPT lesson plans, and giving 150% all the time just doesn’t work forever. I worry that new teachers who find themselves comparing their own work to these types of teachers feel inadequate. With national teaching shortages already an issue, it certainly worries me. We need to normalize that teaching, although a wonderful job, IS just a job. We don’t need to, and shouldn’t feel expected to, sacrifice so much time, energy, and money to emulate what we see in social media. As you move into a leadership role, I hope that you help teachers set realistic and sustainable expectations for themselves. We don’t need more teachers who leave after 5 years. We need teachers who stick it out for the long haul and share their long term experience with their students...even if it isn’t cute enough for social media. Good luck.
Agree. I’m a brand new teacher and just started as a LTS in 4th grade this year with students both virtual and hybrid. It’s so hard to compete with what I see on social media. I just don’t have the time or money to make that possible. It’s sad those are the expectations.
Sydney P I’ve been at this for 10 years and I’m so glad Pinterest and social media were not as huge for educators back then. I definitely would have tried to keep up. My advice to you would be set hard boundaries between real life and work life, monitor your “school centered” social media consumption, and find a veteran teacher friend nearing retirement. I’ve been so lucky to have partnered with several. “Comparison is the thief of joy.”
I certainly never felt that Michelle created her videos to make other teachers such as myself feel inadequate or that we had to create the "perfect" classroom decor. I got some amazing ideas that I actually used in my classroom and I think Michelle truly enjoys I inspiring teachers and sharing knowledge.
@@suzii6690 I think you hit it on the head. Influencers aren't working to make others feel inadequate, but rather their job is creating content that gets viewed and shared. Michelle, as a growing influencer, doesn't have the time to teach anymore -- AND THAT'S OKAY! There simply aren't enough hours in the day to be both a full time influencer and teacher.
I’m genuinely happy that you’re not teaching in the classroom next year. You have clearly worked insanely hard for years and deserve to explore and grow in the way that’s right for you. Unless the ‘disappointees’ are paying your bills, their opinion isn’t important. You’re not the only source of inspiration out there, plus what you choose to share from this new part in your career will also be hugely beneficial too. Thank you so much for continuing to share so much with us all. ♥️
No judgement- this year has been terrible for all teachers I think. I'm leaving the classroom too stepping down to be an aide, also a support. I think it's great that you go into something else, especially with a new move which in itself is pretty stressful. And I'm one of the ones that couldn't have done this covid year without your tech help.
@@christinekalleberg1187 this school year was complete trash for kids in every grade. Im in college, and I hated it. My nephew is going into 8th grade down in Atlanta.
I am a 71 year old retired teacher who returned to teaching this year. I am a virtual reading teacher! I discovered your channel early in the year. It has been a godsend to me as I had to learn so many new things. Thank you so much! I use your input on Google Drive and all things Google. Now I’m enrolled in a doctoral program to start in the fall, Go for your dreams!
Thank you for sharing that because I'm 70 & I do want to go back to school and get my masters in education and maybe spanish but I don't want any debt at this time.
@@donnadixon8065 I'm 68+ and have just completed my EdD in Higher Education. Go for it! I'm at a point that I want to support new credential candidates to understand support for ALL students. Not sure where I am heading, but my plans are open for options...
“I shouldn’t be living only to work” really hits home! Second year teacher here wondering if I can do this long term after the last two years. Enjoy your hubby, your kitties, and your new home/city because at the end of the day that should be your number 1 priority! ❤️
Hey! I’m a fourth year teacher in Australia! I felt like this same statement hit home. I love my job, however, I love supporting my colleagues in the IT front. It’s healthy to change up and your happiness needs to remain a high priority.
I said that a lot in my last year of teaching. The joy wasn't the same as back in the day when we had so much freedom. Folks like Michelle help us find joy in having to do the required work, creatively. It is difficult. I taught for 37 years, but I don't think many young people will be able to do that, not if they are creative. I think teaching has taken a turn towards honoring rote teachers versus creative ones. I wish all young teachers can find the joy I found for 36/37 years!
That's an interesting sentiment but I am sure Billy is still working week in and week out. How is it fair to him to just cut the income like that? Unless of course this UA-cam channel can make up for a teacher's lost income, which let's be honest, is very possible.
This year has been INCREDIBLY difficult for teachers. If I could find a job right now that would be anywhere near the amount I make currently, I'd take it in a heartbeat, just to have a brief reprieve from how stressed out I was last year. I do not blame you for not wanting to continue to be stressed out into another school year due to big changes. I think its so healthy for you to take a break and do something else while adjusting to a new city.
Michelle... please never feel like you HAVE to film these videos. We know you are human and deserving of self-care. We will watch your videos if continue to film, no matter what the content. If/when you decide to have teaching vlogs again your loyal subscribers will watch those also. Be blessed.
Life is meant to be enjoyed. Get to know your new community, try new things, focus on your relationships. Teaching will always be there when you are ready.
I work in the largest school district in Louisiana. Our district recommended your Google videos at the beginning of this year. You are going to do big things!
You are amazing!! Thank you for all that you do for education and for teachers! You have helped us all more than you can ever know! I can’t wait to see what this next chapter has in store for you! 🎉
"I shouldn't be living only to work" 👏👏 YES! Life is meant to be lived. Such a beautiful reminder for us all to stay present. Love this & so excited for you and your next journey. Gah!!! You know we'll be right there with you! ❤
I’m so happy for you! Your self reflection and acknowledgement of your boundaries and aspirations are awe-inspiring. Be proud of your accomplishments and excited for the future as we are! We will support you in whatever decisions you make. 😃😃😃
I’m so so happy for you and support every decision you’ve made! You sharing your teacher journey has helped me any many ways over the years. You’re not alone on this journey, still! Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing all of your truth with this. I’ve been juggling the same choice and your thoroughness and honesty in answering that big questions really helps me! THANK YOU!
I already knew your decision by listening to the podcast, but I just wanted to come here and say congratulations! You’re about to start an amazing journey in Texas!
I am so excited for you! I grew up in Texas and I know you will love it. You have worked insanely hard and you definitely deserve to take a breath and focus on what you want and need to focus on. You are absolutely right that you shouldn't just be living to work. I can't wait to see your journey in this new adventure!
Your teacher vlogs are what inspired me to make the jump from my corporate job into the classroom! I’m so glad you’re getting an opportunity to pursue a new adventure as well! ❤️ From a fellow TX teacher, I know y’all will LOVE Austin!!
Although I’ve been teaching for a while, I would love to learn from you! I think you’ve made the best decision for you and anyone who comes into contact with you, will learn so much.
I hope you continue teaching. You are such a helpful friend through UA-cam to have Michelle. I hope you stay teaching Michelle because you're a life saver in teaching
Michelle I do hope that you will continue teaching or even go into coaching because you are great at what you do. Your videos are always informative and very helpful. The world needs more great teachers like you, I'm currently working on my masters and I hope to be a great teacher like you too someday.
At the beginning of the pandemic, I was frantically searching for help on how to zoom with my students. Two of my colleagues suggested your video on how to organize google classroom. I watched about 4 videos of yours, and it really helped. I always thought I was a pretty good with the computer. However, I learned so much from you and I was impressed. From time to time, I would check out your channel for new ideas and help on anything I was working on. You really helped me!! I became a pretty good zoom teacher. You're channel has been the first one that I have ever "followed". 20 years ago, I just picked up from Florida and moved to Georgia. When people ask how did you get here? (I'm in a very small rural town.) I just say, God put me here and I have been very happy. It sounds like you are doing what is right for you. Go girl!!! It all works out!!! Good luck with everything you do!!! Y
You have so many great ideas for your future! It's great to hear that you have a passion for helping teachers because you are so great at it. It's going to be a great year for you! Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
What an amazing video Michelle!!! I’m super happy for you!! Wishing you nothing but success and joy in all of your future endeavors. You continue to inspire and amaze me with your passion, dedication, and bravery!!! Congrats on your new home and brand new chapter. You saved me as a teacher these past two years and I am forever grateful!! ❤️❤️🍎🍎
I can’t believe you are buying your first house! Time flies! I remember watching your videos at 14 and now I just graduated high school and out to college this fall. Im also excited you are closer to where I live. We are now neighboring states-Arkansas! Good luck Michelle! Do what is best for you!
I’m so happy for you!! You’ve worked so hard to get to this point and you deserve to take this adventure to whatever it leads you to! 😊 thank you for all the ways you have and will continue to support us as teachers! ❤️
I love that you're taking some time to get settled before you get yourself in the classroom! When I moved across the province, I did the same and I picked up sub jobs here and there. It's a great way to get to know the area. Anyway, just glad to see that you're getting to take a breath for the year and figure out your next step! ❤️
I love this video! I’m glad you’re not teaching next year, you need a break! You’ve helped so many and I’m excited about the fact that you are thinking of taking your talents to the college level! I would love to sit in one of your classes!!!!
I cant wait for you future videos i have literally fallen in love with your channel and the skills you have and the inspiration you have to teach others as you are learning the process yourself and for that and all the hard work you put into it to not only help others but also bring joy and positivity to one another i truly thank you!
I'm so thrilled for you! I can't wait to see what you do next. You're very good at helping teachers! Have fun in Austin, Texas. I hear it's beautiful there.
Michelle, you are an amazing educator and incredible person. I’m glad you are going to explore life and try new things, that’s what life is about! I’m excited for you and know that In anything you choose to do, you will be amazing
Congratulations!!! Change takes a lot of courage and you are very brave. I am certain that you will be successful in anything that you propose yourself to. I excited and eager to keep following your new stories.
…and you are incredible at helping teachers! Your videos are invaluable. You have a gift. Don’t let anyone discourage you from using it. Best wishes to you and Billy and keep making those videos. I’ll be watching for sure.
I really hope you do continue teaching. You helped me through college. The only blog where I saw, not just a perfect classroom, the struggles of teaching too. You have been so inspirational and helped me be the teacher I am today. I've enjoyed watching you grow on a personal level and a career level for years now. If not, I've been suspecting you branching away from the classroom for a while now. The TPT store, working for Lakeshore learning, the blogs, and the guest appearances on different occasions. I kind think you want to be a life/teaching coach. If that's the case, I know you'll be amazing at that as well.
Michelle, You are an amazing person!!! I’m so proud of you. Best of luck in your new adventures. I’ve been with you since the beginning of your channel. I’ll be here for whatever you share. I agree with everything you said. Love you!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm genuinely so excited to see what you'll be doing in the future! I've watched your videos since I was in college and now I’ll be going into my third year of teaching next year. You've helped me so much over the past few years, I can't wait to see what you have coming next ❤
I would love to know, even if you aren’t teaching, will you continue to post instructional content on you tube? I have used your ideas during virtual teaching and they were a lifesaver. You have such a talent!
Michelle, I wish you all the best! You are truly an inspiration to new teachers, and old teachers. I admire your teaching style! Good luck I your new journey!
So excited for you and Billy! This is a big moment and thank you for sharing your life's journey with us. Congratulations on the move and the amazing changes that are coming your way. You both will thrive and be successful. 😊
You are an amazing teacher, but you also are an amazing human and you deserve a little time to rest and reload for what ever the future holds for you and your husband!
So excited for your new journey and cannot wait to see what the future holds for you! As a new teacher, your channel has helped me more than you know! I'm pumped that you're going to be able to devote more of your time to helping more teachers! You're awesome!!
I have been in Killeen/Ft Hokd area for almost 30 yrs and I am glad to live one enough to Austin that I can commute to work. Waco, Dallas, San Antonio are my go too cities.
I’m noticing that many of the “social media” teachers I follow left the classroom this year or are planning to leave next year. It makes me feel like the type of teaching we see portrayed on social media simply isn’t sustainable. The “Pinterest” classrooms, picture perfect TPT lesson plans, and giving 150% all the time just doesn’t work forever. I worry that new teachers who find themselves comparing their own work to these types of teachers feel inadequate. With national teaching shortages already an issue, it certainly worries me. We need to normalize that teaching, although a wonderful job, IS just a job. We don’t need to, and shouldn’t feel expected to, sacrifice so much time, energy, and money to emulate what we see in social media. As you move into a leadership role, I hope that you help teachers set realistic and sustainable expectations for themselves. We don’t need more teachers who leave after 5 years. We need teachers who stick it out for the long haul and share their long term experience with their students...even if it isn’t cute enough for social media. Good luck.
Yes to educators in it for the long haul! It's not for everyone.
Agree. I’m a brand new teacher and just started as a LTS in 4th grade this year with students both virtual and hybrid. It’s so hard to compete with what I see on social media. I just don’t have the time or money to make that possible. It’s sad those are the expectations.
Sydney P I’ve been at this for 10 years and I’m so glad Pinterest and social media were not as huge for educators back then. I definitely would have tried to keep up. My advice to you would be set hard boundaries between real life and work life, monitor your “school centered” social media consumption, and find a veteran teacher friend nearing retirement. I’ve been so lucky to have partnered with several. “Comparison is the thief of joy.”
I certainly never felt that Michelle created her videos to make other teachers such as myself feel inadequate or that we had to create the "perfect" classroom decor. I got some amazing ideas that I actually used in my classroom and I think Michelle truly enjoys I inspiring teachers and sharing knowledge.
@@suzii6690 I think you hit it on the head. Influencers aren't working to make others feel inadequate, but rather their job is creating content that gets viewed and shared. Michelle, as a growing influencer, doesn't have the time to teach anymore -- AND THAT'S OKAY! There simply aren't enough hours in the day to be both a full time influencer and teacher.
I’m genuinely happy that you’re not teaching in the classroom next year. You have clearly worked insanely hard for years and deserve to explore and grow in the way that’s right for you. Unless the ‘disappointees’ are paying your bills, their opinion isn’t important. You’re not the only source of inspiration out there, plus what you choose to share from this new part in your career will also be hugely beneficial too. Thank you so much for continuing to share so much with us all. ♥️
No judgement- this year has been terrible for all teachers I think. I'm leaving the classroom too stepping down to be an aide, also a support. I think it's great that you go into something else, especially with a new move which in itself is pretty stressful. And I'm one of the ones that couldn't have done this covid year without your tech help.
@@christinekalleberg1187 this school year was complete trash for kids in every grade. Im in college, and I hated it. My nephew is going into 8th grade down in Atlanta.
As a Texan about 4 hours away from
Austin, welcome to Texas!!! You’ll love it here!
Even though you won’t be a teacher in the classroom, you will be still a teacher…just in a different way! 🥰🥰
I am a 71 year old retired teacher who returned to teaching this year. I am a virtual reading teacher! I discovered your channel early in the year. It has been a godsend to me as I had to learn so many new things. Thank you so much! I use your input on Google Drive and all things Google. Now I’m enrolled in a doctoral program to start in the fall, Go for your dreams!
YOU are my true hero! ❤️
Thank you for sharing that because I'm 70 & I do want to go back to school and get my masters in education and maybe spanish but I don't want any debt at this time.
@@donnadixon8065 I'm 68+ and have just completed my EdD in Higher Education. Go for it! I'm at a point that I want to support new credential candidates to understand support for ALL students. Not sure where I am heading, but my plans are open for options...
Admiration!
@@twizzlerjud I am encouraged. Thank you for sharing.
“I shouldn’t be living only to work” really hits home! Second year teacher here wondering if I can do this long term after the last two years. Enjoy your hubby, your kitties, and your new home/city because at the end of the day that should be your number 1 priority! ❤️
Hey! I’m a fourth year teacher in Australia! I felt like this same statement hit home. I love my job, however, I love supporting my colleagues in the IT front. It’s healthy to change up and your happiness needs to remain a high priority.
I said that a lot in my last year of teaching. The joy wasn't the same as back in the day when we had so much freedom. Folks like Michelle help us find joy in having to do the required work, creatively. It is difficult. I taught for 37 years, but I don't think many young people will be able to do that, not if they are creative. I think teaching has taken a turn towards honoring rote teachers versus creative ones. I wish all young teachers can find the joy I found for 36/37 years!
That's an interesting sentiment but I am sure Billy is still working week in and week out. How is it fair to him to just cut the income like that? Unless of course this UA-cam channel can make up for a teacher's lost income, which let's be honest, is very possible.
I've been there. The first 2 years had me doubting the same thing. Now I'm on my 6th year of teaching and I love my job! 😊 There is hope.
So excited for you! Education needs more people in leadership who are passionate about helping teachers and not tearing them down!
AMEN!
Hear! Hear!
This year has been INCREDIBLY difficult for teachers. If I could find a job right now that would be anywhere near the amount I make currently, I'd take it in a heartbeat, just to have a brief reprieve from how stressed out I was last year. I do not blame you for not wanting to continue to be stressed out into another school year due to big changes. I think its so healthy for you to take a break and do something else while adjusting to a new city.
Michelle... please never feel like you HAVE to film these videos. We know you are human and deserving of self-care. We will watch your videos if continue to film, no matter what the content. If/when you decide to have teaching vlogs again your loyal subscribers will watch those also. Be blessed.
Life is meant to be enjoyed. Get to know your new community, try new things, focus on your relationships. Teaching will always be there when you are ready.
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We aren't guaranteed tomorrow, so enjoy your fresh start and focus on what matters. You rock!
Congrats and blessings on your new adventure!
I work in the largest school district in Louisiana. Our district recommended your Google videos at the beginning of this year. You are going to do big things!
WOW! A district that recommended you! SUPER DUPER. There are teachers on here who make millions and you have that potential. Keep up your great work.
Jefferson parish ( I think) recommended her videos!!! How great! i’m in Louisiana too!
Jefferson Parish!!!! I'm in Louisiana too!!!!
My college professors here in Texas have recommended her videos too. It’s only natural she goes on to bigger and better things.
Ours did too! Her Google videos were part of our beginning of the year professional development
BEST OF LUCK! LOVE THIS CHANNEL!
I am so excited to follow your journey! I am excited for you! Everything is going to be great! Teaching will always be there!
You are amazing!! Thank you for all that you do for education and for teachers! You have helped us all more than you can ever know! I can’t wait to see what this next chapter has in store for you! 🎉
So excited for you! Thank you for sharing and I look forward to watching your videos over this next year.
14:43: See answer to question "Will you teach in Austin?"
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Thank you so much
"I shouldn't be living only to work" 👏👏 YES! Life is meant to be lived. Such a beautiful reminder for us all to stay present. Love this & so excited for you and your next journey. Gah!!! You know we'll be right there with you! ❤
I'm excited to see what comes next! I want to see your dog too! Love and best wishes!!
Best of luck on this journey and new chapter of your life 💕
New adventures and journey. Good Luck!
Congratulations on your new home!!!
20+ year veteran teacher who has learned so much from you … So proud of your decision and I can’t wait to see what’s next for you!
Your videos helped me learn all the tech I needed to get through the school year. Thank you! I can’t wait to see what’s next for you.
Awww! we love you! Good luck to you and Billy ❤️
So excited for you! I'm also planning a move and possibly some time out of the classroom/working in teacher-ed. Thanks for sharing, it's inspiring!!
I'm so excited for you and this new journey! Praying for you 🙏🏾
You have helped me stay sane this year! Thank you for your content! Congrats on everything!
So happy for you ! I can’t wait for moving vlogs and whatever else you decide to show us 😃
I’m so happy for you! Your self reflection and acknowledgement of your boundaries and aspirations are awe-inspiring. Be proud of your accomplishments and excited for the future as we are! We will support you in whatever decisions you make. 😃😃😃
I so excited for you!!!!!! This a new chapter in your life and that is always AMAZING!!!
I am so excited for you! Can’t wait to see what you have in store 🥳💕
Congratulations to you!!! Where ever life leads you, you're gonna do great ❤
I’m so so happy for you and support every decision you’ve made! You sharing your teacher journey has helped me any many ways over the years. You’re not alone on this journey, still!
Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing all of your truth with this. I’ve been juggling the same choice and your thoroughness and honesty in answering that big questions really helps me! THANK YOU!
Yay!! Welcome to Austin! It’s great here
Excited to watch your journey! Good for you for taking the time to explore all your options.
So happy for you! Looking forward to following you in this new journey! Good luck!
I already knew your decision by listening to the podcast, but I just wanted to come here and say congratulations! You’re about to start an amazing journey in Texas!
So excited for you! You will do great things don’t let the negative Nancy’s affect you.
So excited for you! Thank you for all of your ideas and helps along the way. I can't wait to see what comes next!
So excited for you! Never be sorry for following your heart ❤
I support you, Michelle! You are an incredible teacher, and I'm excited for your next steps.
I am so excited for you! I grew up in Texas and I know you will love it. You have worked insanely hard and you definitely deserve to take a breath and focus on what you want and need to focus on. You are absolutely right that you shouldn't just be living to work. I can't wait to see your journey in this new adventure!
I am super proud of you and so excited for the two of you. God bless and Godspeed!
Change is good. So happy you took the leap and did this!
Your teacher vlogs are what inspired me to make the jump from my corporate job into the classroom! I’m so glad you’re getting an opportunity to pursue a new adventure as well! ❤️ From a fellow TX teacher, I know y’all will LOVE Austin!!
Congratulations! Yes, do what makes you happy! Relax, enjoy, and explore the new journey in your life! Best of luck🙏
Congratulations!!!! So happy for you! I’ll continue to listen to the podcast ❤️
Congrats! Super excited for you and looking forward to seeing where the road takes you next! 🥰
Although I’ve been teaching for a while, I would love to learn from you! I think you’ve made the best decision for you and anyone who comes into contact with you, will learn so much.
Soooooo happy for you! The possibilities are endless! 👏👏 Enjoy this new season of excitement, exploration, rejuvenation and more!
Congratulations for your next chapter!
You have helped me so much this past year. Thank you so much.
I hope you continue teaching. You are such a helpful friend through UA-cam to have Michelle. I hope you stay teaching Michelle because you're a life saver in teaching
Michelle I do hope that you will continue teaching or even go into coaching because you are great at what you do. Your videos are always informative and very helpful. The world needs more great teachers like you, I'm currently working on my masters and I hope to be a great teacher like you too someday.
Good for you Michelle! I'm so excited for all your adventures. I can't wait for new content and more videos.
I am so happy for you ! May God continue to bless you on your new journey !
At the beginning of the pandemic, I was frantically searching for help on how to zoom with my students. Two of my colleagues suggested your video on how to organize google classroom. I watched about 4 videos of yours, and it really helped. I always thought I was a pretty good with the computer. However, I learned so much from you and I was impressed. From time to time, I would check out your channel for new ideas and help on anything I was working on. You really helped me!! I became a pretty good zoom teacher. You're channel has been the first one that I have ever "followed".
20 years ago, I just picked up from Florida and moved to Georgia. When people ask how did you get here? (I'm in a very small rural town.) I just say, God put me here and I have been very happy.
It sounds like you are doing what is right for you. Go girl!!! It all works out!!! Good luck with everything you do!!!
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No disappointment here, you're amazing and able to explore your options and make yourself happy!!! Best of luck to you!!
You have so many great ideas for your future! It's great to hear that you have a passion for helping teachers because you are so great at it. It's going to be a great year for you! Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
So excited for this new journey of yours and proud of you for not rushing the process!
We moved with a pod, it's great!
Go for it… I totally understand because I am reconsidering leaving the classroom.
Thank you for taking the courage to share this. I can’t wait to hear more about what comes next !
I'm so excited for you. Never disappointed in you! I'm proud of you for seeing your worth! I'm here for it! Love and hugs from Tampa!
Im excited for you and your decision. I’m a teacher and feel the same exact way. It’s time to move forward to new experiences 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 good luck!
You would be such a phenomenal education professor!
Michelle, We love you! I am excited to see where this new Adventure takes you! ❤️
You are such a huge inspiration. This video needs to be shared and watched by every educator around the world. Period. 💗
What an amazing video Michelle!!! I’m super happy for you!! Wishing you nothing but success and joy in all of your future endeavors. You continue to inspire and amaze me with your passion, dedication, and bravery!!! Congrats on your new home and brand new chapter. You saved me as a teacher these past two years and I am forever grateful!! ❤️❤️🍎🍎
I can’t believe you are buying your first house! Time flies! I remember watching your videos at 14 and now I just graduated high school and out to college this fall. Im also excited you are closer to where I live. We are now neighboring states-Arkansas! Good luck Michelle! Do what is best for you!
I’m so happy for you!! You’ve worked so hard to get to this point and you deserve to take this adventure to whatever it leads you to! 😊 thank you for all the ways you have and will continue to support us as teachers! ❤️
Best wishes for you. Happy to see a young adult really want to strive to enjoy life. Austin is the perfect place to do that.
I love that you're taking some time to get settled before you get yourself in the classroom! When I moved across the province, I did the same and I picked up sub jobs here and there. It's a great way to get to know the area. Anyway, just glad to see that you're getting to take a breath for the year and figure out your next step! ❤️
I love this video! I’m glad you’re not teaching next year, you need a break! You’ve helped so many and I’m excited about the fact that you are thinking of taking your talents to the college level! I would love to sit in one of your classes!!!!
I cant wait for you future videos i have literally fallen in love with your channel and the skills you have and the inspiration you have to teach others as you are learning the process yourself and for that and all the hard work you put into it to not only help others but also bring joy and positivity to one another i truly thank you!
Thank you so much for your transparency ❤. Wishing you the best in your future endeavors!
I'm so thrilled for you! I can't wait to see what you do next. You're very good at helping teachers! Have fun in Austin, Texas. I hear it's beautiful there.
Michelle, you are an amazing educator and incredible person. I’m glad you are going to explore life and try new things, that’s what life is about! I’m excited for you and know that In anything you choose to do, you will be amazing
Congratulations!!! Change takes a lot of courage and you are very brave. I am certain that you will be successful in anything that you propose yourself to. I excited and eager to keep following your new stories.
You are amazing! Yes, we are all burnt out! Bless you for all you do!
…and you are incredible at helping teachers! Your videos are invaluable. You have a gift. Don’t let anyone discourage you from using it. Best wishes to you and Billy and keep making those videos. I’ll be watching for sure.
I really hope you do continue teaching. You helped me through college. The only blog where I saw, not just a perfect classroom, the struggles of teaching too. You have been so inspirational and helped me be the teacher I am today. I've enjoyed watching you grow on a personal level and a career level for years now. If not, I've been suspecting you branching away from the classroom for a while now. The TPT store, working for Lakeshore learning, the blogs, and the guest appearances on different occasions. I kind think you want to be a life/teaching coach. If that's the case, I know you'll be amazing at that as well.
Michelle, You are an amazing person!!! I’m so proud of you. Best of luck in your new adventures. I’ve been with you since the beginning of your channel. I’ll be here for whatever you share. I agree with everything you said. Love you!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So happy for you! Change is good for the soul. Enjoy the journey.
I'm happy for you! Love, love, LOVE TpT! Keep adding more products :-)
I hope that you will be teaching next year because you seem to be an amazing teacher! I use so many of your ideas in my classroom.
Bless you❤ Congrats and Best Wishes!😊
I'm genuinely so excited to see what you'll be doing in the future! I've watched your videos since I was in college and now I’ll be going into my third year of teaching next year. You've helped me so much over the past few years, I can't wait to see what you have coming next ❤
So incredibly happy for you Michelle! I can’t wait to follow your journey and cheer you and Billy on!
When I moved with cats, we put them in a dog crate with their beds and they did great.
I love watching this michelle! So glad to be able to watch this, Good luck in Austin Texas!
Super excited for you guys and this new chapter in your life!! Wishing you all the best! Welcome to Texas! 💗
I would love to know, even if you aren’t teaching, will you continue to post instructional content on you tube? I have used your ideas during virtual teaching and they were a lifesaver. You have such a talent!
@@LyleSpringer I think they meant the weekly teacher vlogs that she used to do.
Yes! I have said that very thing this past year - "I shouldn't be living to work"; I get that 😅; here's to living life to the fullest. 💕
Michelle, I wish you all the best! You are truly an inspiration to new teachers, and old teachers. I admire your teaching style! Good luck I your new journey!
So excited for you and Billy! This is a big moment and thank you for sharing your life's journey with us. Congratulations on the move and the amazing changes that are coming your way. You both will thrive and be successful. 😊
You are an amazing teacher, but you also are an amazing human and you deserve a little time to rest and reload for what ever the future holds for you and your husband!
Everyone needs a break after this year. We deserved it teachers worked incredibly hard! Good for you!
So excited for your new journey and cannot wait to see what the future holds for you! As a new teacher, your channel has helped me more than you know! I'm pumped that you're going to be able to devote more of your time to helping more teachers! You're awesome!!
Wow I think that’s a great decision Michelle! I think this is a new chapter in your life and we’re excited for you!
How fun!!! The military is moving us about an hour north of Austin so that’s awesome! We leave in a couple weeks.
Ft. Hood is fun! We just left there a couple years ago 😉
I have been in Killeen/Ft Hokd area for almost 30 yrs and I am glad to live one enough to Austin that I can commute to work. Waco, Dallas, San Antonio are my go too cities.