Planning to Stay

This past school year marks a decade that I have been working in public education but my journey started much before that in my Masters of Ed program. The conversation this book invites is one that I had wished I been privy to much sooner. Until I read I did not realize that the way I have been feel......more

This is a very important book for me and the entire teaching profession, especially since teachers across the U.S. are leaving the profession at such high rates. I just finished up my 13th year as a middle school English teacher, and I have seen firsthand many great teachers leave to go do something......more

This book fills a niche that has been missing for years. It speaks directly to the teacher who is wondering about their job and their place in the system and has hope that things can be better. Jess Cleeves has been there, has had the hope but has also been beaten down, and has done the work to figu......more

Planning to Stay is a must read for anyone who is in the teaching profession. The author highlights her experience in the classroom along with teachers in all steps of their career from beginning teachers, to those who have been in the classroom a long time. It is a practical guide to reclaiming sel......more

I often find reading teacher-help books as draining: I’m not doing enough, the kids are awful and everyone hates teachers. It leaves me feeling quite powerless against the many forces that work in opposition to teaching. However, Cleeves has provided an empowering and happy medium: she acknowledges......more