H A T D O A G O V E R N M E N T S P Y,
an NFL champion, a book-
store manager, an actor and
a minister have in common?
All of them have embraced sec-
ond careers as teachers and love
being in the classroom.
Teaching is a natural choice for
many who switch jobs because it
offers an opportunity to give back
to society, become a positive role
model and share a wealth of knowl-
edge and experience with others.
Switching to a teaching career may
become even more common in the
future, as the need for new educa-
tors rises.
Meet some CTA members who
made the "big switcheroo." They
started on one career path, only
to have a change of heart and find
themselves on another path leading
right to the schoolhouse door.
W
Feature
D O N ' T A S K B E T S Y P A T R I D G E if she was
a spy. She'll smile and tell you that
the proper terminology is "cryptologic
linguist" and suggest you look it up. So
we did.
According to the U.S. Army, "A cryp-
tologic linguist is primarily responsible
for identifying foreign communications
using signals equipment. Their role is
Second-career
teachers bring
experience to
the classroom
By Sherry Posnick-Goodwin
and Dina Martin
From
'top secret'
to public
school teacher
P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y S C O T T B U S C H M A N 18 www.cta.org
