Summer Recovery or Summer Transformation? ⛱️

Hi Reader,

Picture this: It’s the first week of summer break. You’re finally exhaling after another year of juggling 1,000 demands. You spend weeks recovering and coming back to life. But before long, the cycle begins again. Curriculum planning. Revamping lesson plans. Resource hunting. PD sessions. And let’s be honest—you’re lucky if you carve out two actual weeks off. (That was me, year after year. Sound familiar?)

Here’s the truth no one talks about: That “summer off” teachers supposedly get? It’s anything but restful. According to the NEA, teachers spend 12 to 20 unpaid hours a week on school-related work during summer. And still, somehow, we’re supposed to come back refreshed?

But friend, what if this summer could be different?

What if, instead of giving your precious time back to a system that takes and takes, you invested just 5 hours a week into building something for YOU?

The 5-Hour Summer Shift

Five focused hours a week. That’s all it takes to start creating a private teaching business that let me teach on my terms, earn more, and stop counting down to retirement as the only way out.

And I’m not alone. Geena (Foundations First Learning), Steph (Learn and Roam), Pilar (The Spanish Learning Nook), Barb (The Reading Cube), and more — they all started where you are. Tired. Skeptical. Wondering if it was too late or too hard. And now? They’re living proof of what’s possible when you say YES to building a life you don’t need to recover from.

So I’ll ask you: Would you rather spend this summer trapped in the hamster wheel, or use a few hours a week to build the teaching life you’ve been dreaming about?

Your Next Step

If you’re curious, I’ve got tons of free resources waiting for you on my website: Blogs, Digital Courses, and Digital Products — no strings, just support. Explore them, reflect, and see what sparks your interest.

And if you’re ready to stop spinning and start building? I have 4 spots left in my T2E Intensive summer session. This is your chance to work with me personally over 12 weeks to create, market, and launch your private teaching business — so you’re ready to open your doors by the end of summer and refine your systems while working with your own students.

Imagine sipping your coffee on your porch this time next year, working with students YOU choose, on YOUR terms.

The question is: Are you ready to choose You?

👉 Apply now for the T2E Intensive

With so much belief in you,

Rachel

P.S. You don’t have to figure this out alone. Your future self will thank you for the step you take today.