[tcsparky]

I was asked this question when I interviewed to go back into a classroom after 10 years in School Administration. I explained that what I was being asked to do as an Assistant Principal (confiscate drugs, break up fights, search students for weapons) wasn't what I had trained for or expected to be doing. The expectation was that I would work with teachers to improve teaching and learning, support initiatives and lead staff development. When this didn't happen, I decided to go back to what I was good at and loved doing- working directly with the children.

After doing this for two years, I am now being wooed to step into an Instructional Coach position to work with teachers doing exactly what I had wanted!

My advice is, be open about why you are making the switch- and frame as you going back into your love.