Teaching has never been easy, but these days it seems to keep getting harder. As the pressure builds, many educators are calling it quits on a profession that once felt like a calling. Planning to Stay offers a hopeful alternative; in spite of teachings' very real challenges, you can rediscover joy in the classroom and live a connected, fulfilling life year-round. An easy read for such a monumental task, this conversational book validates with relatable examples and orients with useful structural analysis. Respect for educators underpins specific, concrete exercises to support readers to make this work, this hope, and their lives their own.