Why I left teaching

I left teaching because I grew tired of the cute little read heads, blondes, brunnettes.  Straight hair, wavy hair, kinky coily hair.  In all skintones imagineable, from porcelin to ebony and everywhere in between.  With there braces and dimples, who may not have been the sharpest knife in the drawer but who tried and who loved you and smiled at you even when you were cranky

I grew tired of them because I couldn't teach them the way I wanted to.  Because I was yelling at 10% who were being rude and disprespectful.  And also because I was tired and burned out.  And even though, I received teacher of the year, and outstanding test scores and great evaluations, I always seemed to feel that I fell short.  I felt in adequate.  I felt guilty like I had let them down, and I almost couldnt look them in the face somedays.