We've all heard the story.
Inspired by this story, we start trying every strategy online to finally get out the door faster.
Except it's not working.
We are constantly working day and night on our breaks or weekends trying to get ahead.
Only to fall back behind in a matter of days.
We are the first car there, the last to leave.
Our teacher bags stuffed full with papers we need to grade.
Our inbox with over 100 emails.
We are planning and prepping the day of.
Just do the same thing all over again tomorrow.
We are so busy completing endless tasks all day that we feel like we aren't doing what we were meant to do...
TEACH.
And each strategy and recommendation that we try that ends in disaster has us thinking thoughts like:
Maybe I'm just not meant to teach.
 There's just too much to do.
 I'm just slow and everyone else is fast.
Other teachers make it look so easy.
Maybe next year it will get easier...?Â
Exhausted by the hustle of recycling strategies that don't work, we know we are no longer available for questioning our worth as teachers.
We are stepping into a season where we want both.
Impact and freedom.
Ease and flow.
Clarity and confidence.
If this is you, welcome to your Contract Teacher Era.
We are a movement of teachers who are here to make an impact without sacrificing our personal lives for it.
Because the world has sold you the illusion that you can't be good teacher if you leave when the bell rings.
That’s a lie.
You are a good teacher because of the impact you make. Not the amount of hours you hustle.
You get to make an impact and enjoy your life outside of the classroom.
And that freedom doesn't start by working harder. It starts by designing a system that gets you ahead and supports you instead of depending on you.
10-20 minutes a day. $1 a day. For 14 days.
Here's what's included:
-14Â daily lessons you can do from anywhere
-A LIVE Q&A Session on November 21st at 11:11 am to troubleshoot what's happening in your classroom and strengthen your systems
-AÂ close knit community of other teachers going through the experience together
How it Works:
-Listen. A 10 minute audio drops each day.
-Implement. Spend 10 minutes doing that day's task.
-Done. No hustle. No guilt. Move on with your school year.
Phase 1:
Take Back Control of Your Prep
Days 1–4
You don't need another 20-item to-do list that you'll rewrite tomorrow.
You need to know exactly what you're doing, when you're doing it, and why.
In this phase, we're taking a look at where your prep time actually goes and designing a weekly system that works WITH your schedule instead of against it.
You'll choose your prep time, audit your workload, organize your responsibilities into 4–5 main categories, and give each category a dedicated day.
No more sitting down during prep wondering where to start.
No more switching between grading, planning, emails, and copying every five minutes.
You're taking back control of your time.
Phase 2:
Get Two Weeks Ahead Without Working More
Days 5–9
Imagine walking into your classroom on Monday morning knowing the next TWO weeks are already planned and prepped.
No last-minute trips to the printer.
No scrambling to figure out tomorrow's lesson.
No bringing home a teacher bag full of unfinished work.
In this phase, we're designing your planning template, mapping out the next two weeks, batching your lesson planning and preparation, and organizing everything so it's ready when you need it.
Instead of constantly planning for tomorrow, you're building a system that keeps you ahead.
Because the goal isn't to become faster at catching up.
It's to stop living in catch-up mode altogether.
Phase 3:
Stop Letting the Little Tasks Take Over
Days 10–11
You've planned ahead.
You've prepped ahead.
Now we're tackling the tasks that somehow manage to eat up every spare minute of your day.
Your inbox.
Your grading.
The little things that turn into HOURS when you don't have a system.
We'll simplify how you manage emails and grading so those responsibilities stop following you home.
Because getting ahead doesn't mean much if you're still spending your evenings answering emails and grading papers.
Phase 4:
Become the Contract Teacher
Days 12–14
This is where everything comes together.
We're designing the morning and end-of-day routines that support the systems you've built.
So instead of arriving early to catch up or staying late to finish everything, you know exactly what needs your attention.
Your plans are ready.
Your materials are organized.
Your priorities are clear.
And when contract time comes?
You get to go HOME.
Not because you've stopped caring.
Not because you're doing less for your students.
But because you've finally built a system that supports YOU.
Welcome to your Contract Teacher Era.
"What Would I Do?" Daily Scenarios
Knowing how to plan ahead is one thing.
Knowing what to do when your principal schedules a meeting during your prep period is another.
That's why throughout Contract Teacher, I'm giving you REAL classroom workload scenarios and walking you through exactly how I would handle them.
Your prep period gets taken away by a meeting.
A coworker asks you to help with something when you're about to leave.
You have 100 unread emails.
You're behind on grading.
Your plans change unexpectedly.
You feel guilty walking out while everyone else is still working.
Instead of wondering, "Okay... but what do I actually DO?" you'll see how the systems you're learning work in real teaching situations.
Think of it like having me in your pocket when your workday doesn't go according to plan.
14 days. 14 lessons. 14 real teaching scenarios.
This is for the teacher who is done:
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Rewriting the same 20+ item to-do list every day.
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Planning and prepping lessons the morning they're supposed to teach them.
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Spending evenings and weekends grading, planning, and catching up.
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Feeling guilty for leaving at contract time.
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Being the first car in the parking lot and the last to leave.
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Questioning their worth because other teachers seem to get everything done.
You don't need another strategy to add to your never-ending to-do list.
You need a system that gives you your time back.
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Choose Your Contract Teacher Experience
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$14
Perfect if planning, prepping, and leaving at contract time are what you need right now.
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$33/month
Perfect if you're ready to transform more than your planning and prep time.
JOIN THE JOURNEYI used to be the teacher watching that Teacher Next Door leave at contract time.
My first year teaching, I watched the teacher next door walk down the hallway moments after dismissal.
Nothing but her keys and thermos in hand.
Meanwhile, I was still sitting on my classroom floor trying to catch up.
I spent that year rewriting never-ending to-do lists.
Planning and prepping the day of.
Bringing home Walmart bags FULL of papers because my teacher bag was already stuffed.
And no matter how many hours I worked, I never seemed to get ahead.
By the end of that year, I was questioning whether I was even meant to teach.
I had a choice to make.
Find an easier way to teach, or leave the profession I'd dreamed about since I was five.
So I stopped searching for another quick fix.
And started designing systems that actually supported my workday.
A year later, I found myself sitting in my driveway just 10 minutes after dismissal, crying.
But this time, they were happy tears.
No teacher bag.
No work waiting for me over the weekend.
The next TWO weeks already planned and prepped.
I had become the Contract Teacher.
And soon, other teachers were stopping ME in the hallway asking how I did it.
Here's what I want you to know.
You don't have to sacrifice your personal life to make an impact in your classroom.
You don't have to prove your worth by working endless hours.
And you don't have to wait until next school year to finally enjoy teaching again.
Over the next 14 days, I'm going to walk you through the systems that helped me get ahead and reclaim my time.
Because you weren't meant to spend your career on a never-ending hamster wheel of tasks.
You became a teacher to change lives.
And you deserve to have a life of your own, too.
Good teaching doesn’t come from being the first car in the parking lot and the last to leave.
It doesn't come from spending your evenings grading papers, your weekends planning lessons, or your breaks trying to get caught up.
It comes from showing up for your students with the time, energy, and attention to make the impact you became a teacher to make.
And over the next 14 days, I'm going to show you how to design systems that help you get ahead without sacrificing your life outside the classroom.
Because you are not here to spend your career on a never-ending hamster wheel of tasks, hoping one day you'll finally catch up.
You're here on a mission to change lives.
And your life deserves to be one of them.
It's time to become the teacher who walks down the hallway with nothing but her keys and thermos in hand.
Your Contract Teacher Era starts TODAY.
Join for $14, or get Contract Teacher + the entire Journey for $33/month.
Enroll in the 14-Day Experience
Bre M.
“Thank you so much!!!! Your advice has really helped me. I started 2 days ago, so I’ve been learning as much as I can and trying to get caught up since students started 3 weeks ago!! Today I spent all class teaching class discussions and modeling them and having them practice several times. It really helps to show them what I expect and hold them to it as I know you’ve talked about!!”Â
Miranda A.
“I used to think I couldn’t get it all done during the work week, but now I know it’s possible with systems in place!”
Jenn B.
“The biggest thing I’ve taken away so far is that time management and boundaries go hand in hand. Without one, you can’t succeed!”
