A bit demoralized...

my classes are fine, particularly for a Friday with a "pep rally."

That isn't an issue

I'm not quite a basket case....

I just got a glimpse of reality and it has me troubled. In 31 years I have never seen a more disorderly pep rally. Never.

Not possible you say?

I might have thought that, until today.

Even when the school principal called for calm and asked for their attention, many students, particularly our 6th graders, just kept on chattering, not paying any mind. It was like it just didn't matter for them.

I saw, for the first time, the demographics of the entire school.  Our 8th grade class is twice the size of the other two.  Our sixth grade is small and, actually, shrinking. We are "bleeding" students to other schools.

So often I have been in this scenario.  I am so weary of it.

How is it I get so easily attracted to such situations?

I got to get away this weekend.  Have to....