https://reasonstobecheerful.world/second-career-teachers-fill-gap-uk/
"At the age of 55, Deepak Swaroop left his global role as a senior partner at
an accounting firm to embark on a new path as a startup founder. Lacking the
change and fulfillment he was hoping to find in this world, he then dabbled in
retirement, only to feel unsatisfied by his new activities of golf, walks and
trips to the library.
He’d read about Lucy Kellaway, the
Financial Times editor who left journalism
to become a trainee teacher and went on to found Now Teach, an organization
that helps people change careers and become teachers, in 2017. After sitting in
on lessons at five different schools, his mind was made up: He would retrain as
a high school math teacher.
Three years on, Swaroop feels energized and inspired — even if he is now
earning a fraction of what he used to.
“Money wasn’t really the make or break for this option,” says London-based
Swaroop. “I was keen to do something which had a purpose, so I could contribute
back to society in a way. My view was that I don’t think I can contribute a lot
of money to charity, but I can definitely contribute my time.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
