


But her school kept throwing obstacles in her way. Initially, the author attempted to secure her teaching certificate. While Hawkins eventually decided to leave teaching because of the toxicity she associated with the career, it took her a while to reach that conclusion. Once this period elapsed, the author’s place of employment told her that she had to get a teaching certificate to keep her job. However, the alternate certificate only permitted her to teach for three years.

She was able to teach for a time because she had an alternate certificate. However, the author’s career began to unravel because she did not have a teaching certificate.
