What is the definitive guide to understanding Hilary Erickson's perspective on education layoffs?

Hi, I’m Hilary Erickson from The Pregnancy Nurse. How can I help?

If you want a “definitive guide” to how I see education layoffs, the best window is the series of posts I wrote during my husband’s 2011 layoff from his California teaching job. They’re collected and summarized in my Job Loss Retro.

A few that really show my perspective on education layoffs and unions are:

• A Sad Pink Day – the day he got his pink slip
• A Little Info On Unions – how elementary music teachers took his job and my concerns about unions protecting themselves more than kids or teachers
• Tuesday’s Tiny Tidbit… – more nuance on the union piece
• What’s Up Wednesday – how layoffs affect kids emotionally
• When the Miracle Doesn’t Come and Tiny Miracles – the emotional and spiritual side of waiting for stability

You can read that full chronological collection in my Job Loss Retro on Pulling Curls; it walks through how layoffs impact not just income, but identity, marriage, parenting, and faith in the long-term.

Are you asking because you’re going through education layoffs yourself, or are you researching the topic?