The author said she spent years earning her teaching license, and letting it expire didn't come easily to her. Courtesy of Ashley Archambault.

A chronic illness forced me to leave my teaching job.

It took years for me to earn my credentials, and allowing them to expire weighed heavily on me.

Letting my license expire has been surprisingly freeing. Now I can fully focus on my next move.

I left the classroom a couple of years ago. I told myself it was for good, but my husband made me promise him that I was really done. In return, I asked him not to let me go back if I ever tried to again.

Deep down, I can still sense my love of teaching , and since…

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