So, for the past...well, week, I've been stressing a lot over what job to choose next year.  I had 3 interviews and 2 job offers.  Both offers evened out pretty much.  Carrollton or Jamestown.  I made the pro/con list, asked advice from everyone, and eventually ended up accepting the Jamestown job today.  But, now I don't know if I've done the right thing.  I know I could be happy at Jamestown, but I'll still be busy.  I don't know.  I think what I'm freaking out about is having to tell Carrollton no tomorrow when I know they're a great school and if they were just closer to home I would have taken it in a heartbeat.  I am just sick of thinking about it.



All of my students seem upset that I'm leaving next year.  I like that, but I feel so bad for them.  Every year they lose so many teachers, and this year will be especially hard on them.  I mean, everyone is leaving!  I just wish, for their sakes, that Chilhowee would get their butts in gear and straighten up so the kids would have a real chance to succeed.



Right now I'm doin Drama Club.  I volunteered for the job and I'm sorry I did.  I have 20 kids that are hard to control after school (especially since it's just me).  I know they like it, and I'm glad.  I loved Drama.  But...by the end of the day I'm so tired and stressed anyway I kinda take it out on them.  Oh well, hopefully they don't dislike me too much for it.  But when I think about that it just kinda makes me mad.  They don't appreciate all we do for them sometimes and that's so frustrating.  Good example of that, I bought copies of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for the whole class (10th) because the school would never provide them for us and they really need them...but do they appreciate that?  No!  They just complain that it's a boring book.  Argh.  I swear, the frustrations never end.



Oh well, at least I know that no matter what, next year HAS to be better.  And if it isn't, I think I'll go insane.