"Margy Natalie" wrote

Better than I thought, but I'm not staying that long.

What do you have in mind for your next career? Back to teaching?

I got back into teaching, relatively late, at 35. I'll have to go to 63, to
get the full NC state pension.

I don't know what will go first; my back causing disability eligibility, or
teacher burnout. I doubt I'll make it all the way, though. :-(

Friday, my students were practicing the art of coping baseboards. For those
that don't know, it involves using a hand held coping saw, to get the proper
profile to make two pieces of baseboard fit correctly in a corner. There
were students all over the shop, sitting at tables and work benches,
practicing their skill/art.

One of my future jail residents decided that it would be funny to cut a 3" X
3" table leg off, all but about 1/2" in the middle of the leg. "Funny
stuff" like that chaps my *ss, really bad. It sure does take the joy out of
trying to teach.

Another student, not to be out-done, proceeded to cut off most of a steel
chair leg, before he got caught.

Many of our youth have no respect for anyone else's property, and destroy
things, just because they can. I don't understand the motivation behind
these acts. They don't deserve the right to stay in public education. I'm
sure of that.

Retirement looks better, every day.
--
Jim in NC