Why Teach? Lessons From and Educator Who Stayed

After fifteen years as a teacher, administrator, consultant, mentor, and self-proclaimed World's Okayest Educator, Dr. Corey Williams set out to answer a question that every educator eventually asks: Why keep teaching?Through funny, heartbreaking, and deeply honest stories from classrooms, hallways, boardrooms, and school parking lots, Why Teach? explores the realities of modern education. From failed lessons and terrible evaluations to life-changing student relationships and moments that make the struggle worthwhile, this book pulls back the curtain on what teaching actually feels like.This is not a book about perfect educators.It is a book about real ones.For teachers battling burnout, new educators trying to survive their first years, school leaders seeking perspective, and anyone who believes education is ultimately about people, Why Teach? offers a powerful reminder that the most important work in schools rarely shows up on a spreadsheet.A funny, honest, and inspiring look at why teaching still matters.