OP,
I made the switch to education when I was 36. I had a successful career in the tech sector but was missing the social interaction. My wife is also an educator and we have a young son so it was certainly partly about the lifestyle. Seven years on I am glad (almost) every day that I made the switch. I would encourage anyone else that is thinking to at least give it a try.Financially it was difficult but I think I owed it to my family to be happy
That said, it was far from easy to get a permanent position in Calgary. The system is unfortunately not set up for people with previous work experience. The boards like to hire the young ones that never left school and will serve as fresh meat for some really challenging entry positions. The universities are also not well set up for recognizing previous work experience as teachables. The UofL is probably best as they have a CTS ("options") stream. Financial management is taught at most high schools.
if you are willing to ride out some rough patches then I would say go for it.there will eventually be plenty of retirements and new teachers needed. Agreed that for the students (and for schools for that matter) it really is important to have some connection to the working world. PM if you have any questions!
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