Returning To Teaching
Prior to joining the police, I held a teaching certification, but I quickly became disinterested in the classroom and made the decision to pursue a career change as a police officer. After twenty-five years in the police, I went into the training department and helped other officers by using my teaching credentials.I kept up my teaching certifications with the open university as a safety precaution in case my law enforcement career abruptly ended. When it didn’t, I left the service at the end of my stay and began driving an HGV to help supplement my income. Now that they were grownups with children of their own, I could use my background as a teacher to help them complete high school and earn good grades. I received a request to help friends of my eldest grandchild …