Yeah, V- why do you do it? A colleague told me the other day that she's tired of working harder than them (in the sense that she constantly is trying to keep up with their missing/late work and making sure they have what they need to bring home- when they don't care themselves to better their grades).

For me, this is the first year in 11 years that I've really questioned my career choice. I've looked into other fields, but to teach in college around here I need a doctorate (I don't even have a Masters), and going back to school at this stage in life to find a new career just isn't an option. I just need to find a different avenue in the school system. Librarian? Title 1 tutor? Deep down I still really love working with kids and helping them- I just don't know that a regular classroom teacher is for me anymore. I welcome any ideas of what I could possibly do with a teaching degree- besides teach.

Kids are just really different in the last 8 years or so. I don't know why.

I'll stop posting now. I'm probably just sounding like a jaded, bitter person who's seen too much and is disillusioned about what her career has become (but if the kettle's black...)