I won't say that I feel guilty for leaving my school, but I feel guilty about not feeling guilty.

A student broke out in tears today and begged me, "Please don't go! Please!"

During the same class period, a student answered his phone loudly in the middle of my giving instructions. I addressed the class very calmly, "I don't know how to teach under these circumstances. I will be in the hallway if anybody is interested in what I was saying," and walked out of the room. Four students followed me. We had a lovely class in the hallway.

My principal isn't going to miss me. The woman he was interviewing for my position today is a MUSIC TEACHER for god's sake. The kids will devour her.