Overwhelming Dedication

I do.  There are days, many days that I think, I can not possibly do this any longer.  If I don't leave this job my sanity is going to go.  I might have a heart attack or stroke, am I having one right now?  I sometimes have a doctor's appointment right after school and they always tell me my blood pressure is high- it's all I can do to not yell at them- OF COURSE IT IS! I don't understand how it can be expected for us to do it all.  I hate feeling like I can't and I think a lot of teachers agree.  Doing that extra committee or activity or working longer hours and having less resources, you think - it sucks but I'm good at my job, I can make it work. Do you want to know what really makes my blood pressure rise?  When people say something along the lines of "But aren't you in it for the kids and not JUST the money?" DO NOT make me feel guilty for wanting a living wage, RESPECT and the proper resources in order to do my job. DO NOT make me fee...

Hello Lovely People of the World, I know I have not written in a few weeks.  Things at work have been so hectic and at home my partner and I have been doing a lot of things around our house and trying to visit family and on and on.  You all know what I'm talking about! I honestly think another reason is that so many little things have been building up that I thought if I sat here and wrote about it I'd already have one of "those" posts.  You know, the not so nice, harshly worded, not always appropriate rants about teaching and education.  I wasn't sure I wanted to go there yet. We have been in school for 1/4 of the year and there have already been more times than I can remember where I thought, why am I here?  Is the stress and worry and sleepless nights and too much work and daily battles worth it all? I feel I am moving closer and closer to a post where I freely express my frustrations with things, but (sadly) there are so many of them that I'm not s...