Courtesy of Rachel Volk.
- Rachel Volk left her teaching job after struggling with virtual teaching during the pandemic.
- She took a job in corporate training but quit to go back to the classroom after a year.
- She said she missed the regular hours that came with teaching, as well as student interaction.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Rachel Volk, a 30-year-old teacher. Business Insider has verified her employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I've always really enjoyed teaching. It didn't really feel like I was going to work because it was just fun to chit-chat with high schoolers all day and talk about history, a subject I love.
I grew up in Dallas-Fort Worth and started my first teaching job in Brooklyn when I was 24.