Ok teachers, what are you least looking forward to this year?

As I enter my 18th year in the classroom, I find returning to the classroom more and more difficult each year. It's been my experience that not only are students coming to us lower academically each year, but they are less motivated to learn and much more aggressive and disrespectful.

Even with those challenges, my biggest problem is the lack of parental support. I can't tell you how many times I've contacted parents about a student's grade or behavior and it's like they are upset I interrupted their day. However, let me take their child's cell phone or vape and they are up in the front office in less than 30 minutes demanding those items be returned.

I guess I'm old schooled, but it blows my mind how parents have so little interest in their child's education. Our students return on Monday and I'm hoping for the best, but history tells me to be prepared for the worst.

Good luck to all of my fellow teachers and I truly hope you have the best year of your teaching career.