Teaching isn’t just a 9-5, it’s a career that connects to each of our personal why’s.

We all come to this work with a deeper purpose -- a sense of intention and personal meaning. Often, this purpose is connected to our individual journey. Always, this purpose reflects what we hope to achieve with the students who we serve.

 

Layout of four whimsical illustrations of characters with four different titles and four different colors. On the left is a blue rectangular box with white type that says “Which purpose type resonates with you?”

Teacher purposes quiz

What’s your purpose?

Through our research, four core purposes have emerged. Of course, this doesn’t mean that everyone fits neatly into one purpose; we each reflect intersectional reasons for doing this work.

Teacher Purpose Profiles