Career change at 58 : Lucy Kellaway leaves in the summer to teach trigonometry

0lddog

Good for her

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/lucy-kellaway-i-m-leaving-this-summer-to-teach-trigonometry-1.2875531

Years ago I knew a guy who had a life plan to change career every 10 years. He was in his 40s and third career.

I thought that he has crazy

Wish Id been a bit crazier in my younger days

What Wud U Do ?

0lddog

0lddog wrote: »

Good for her

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/lucy-kellaway-i-m-leaving-this-summer-to-teach-trigonometry-1.2875531

Years ago I knew a guy who had a life plan to change career every 10 years. He was in his 40s and third career.

I thought that he has crazy

Wish Id been a bit crazier in my younger days

What Wud U Do ?

Becoming a teacher at 58 and dealing with teenagers I would rather stick pins in my eyes!. I am all for doing what make you happy as long as its not based on the premise that its always better somewhere else or that the grass is greener somewhere else.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

In effect she's taking early retirement and trying her hand at something she always thought she's love. It's like a hobby for her.

Canis Lupus

Remi Plain Grass wrote: »

In effect she's taking early retirement and trying her hand at something she always thought she's love. It's like a hobby for her.

The teachers will eat you alive for suggesting their job could be referred to as retirement.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Canis Lupus wrote: »

The teachers will eat you alive for suggesting their job could be referred to as retirement.

Keep in mind she is in England and is doing this for philanthropic reasons. It is a part time activity for her going forward. She couldn't do likewise here. And I don't I underestimate what teachers do but to Lucy it is not a career. And I said she was retiring from journalism. Don't twist my words.

Ted111

She's nothing without Podge n Rodge.

Louthdrog

Starting to teach in London at the age of 58 with no prior teaching experience or training? Thats going to go well!

0lddog

Now see the video !

http://video.ft.com/5219248156001/-Lucy-Kellaway-on-why-shes-leaving-the-FT/World

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Well I think fair play to her. I hope she gets lots of satisfaction from her career change. It's a brave thing to do at 58.

me_irl

The menopause is a strange beast.

califano

Its good to know about something else. Myself I Don't know much about geography,Don't know much trigonometry, Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology...

corner of hells

califano wrote: »

Its good to know about something else. Myself I Don't know much about geography,Don't know much trigonometry, Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology...

Now I don't claim to be an A student....

4ensic15

Trigonometry is an easy subject to teach. You just have to cover every angle.

Richard Hillman

Fantastic. I have no idea how people stay in the same line of work for 30-40 odd years.

Unfortunately with our cost of living being constantly inflated, our happiness is being eroded. This sort of thing is on the decrease sadly.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I want to go and work at a big cat sanctuary one day.

maudgonner

4ensic15 wrote: »

Trigonometry is an easy subject to teach. You just have to cover every angle.

You're clearly not obtuse, cos that's an acute observation.

fizzypish

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I want to go and work at a big cat sanctuary one day.

That dream will kill you but you'll die happy. Who wouldn't want to go out surrounded by dangerous pussy.......

0lddog

0lddog wrote: »

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What Wud U Do ?

I'm 36, 14 (18 if you include college) years into one career and less than 1 into another, I hope over the next 5 - 10 years the budding career will replace my current primary one.

0lddog

Her project continues


http://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/lucy-kellaway-death-can-revive-your-career-1.2990020


and the best of luck to her

beertons

Can't imagine her video will be popular on my first sex teacher.

DanielODonnell

Liam Neeson did teacher training in Newcastle in the 1970s and punched a pupil for pulling a knife on him

4ensic15

DanielODonnell wrote: »

Liam Neeson did teacher training in Newcastle in the 1970s and punched a pupil for pulling a knife on him

I hope he was suitably reprimanded.

Earthhorse

I love Lucy Kellaway and really admire what she's doing.

4ensic15 wrote: »

I hope he was suitably reprimanded.

Neeson or the pupil?

If I remember correctly he decided to quit teaching as a result of the incident.

One eyed Jack

I went from working in private sector enterprise to working in the charity sector...

Went back to working in private sector enterprise, solely because there's far less corruption involved than the charity sector.

Capt'n Midnight

4ensic15 wrote: »

Trigonometry is an easy subject to teach. You just have to cover every angle.

But you'll never get a visa for the US once they know you've been involved with implements of maths instruction.

pickarooney

4ensic15 wrote: »

Trigonometry is an easy subject to teach. You just have to cover every angle.

You need a few degrees under your belt first. It's hard to find accommodation though unless you have someone to cosine the lease. I knew this landlord once... but I don't want to go off on a tangent.

mzungu

DanielODonnell wrote: »

Liam Neeson did teacher training in Newcastle in the 1970s and punched a pupil for pulling a knife on him

4ensic15 wrote: »

I hope he was suitably reprimanded.

He was taken two jail.



*Grabs coat.

Ferrari3600

I used to read her articles in the Financial Times every once in a while and I was not a fan of her ideology/world view. She seemed to take the side of the employer against the employee a lot.

But fair play all the same.