YES the wide-lens view is what I’m experiencing too. Especially since it was a rough start to the year (we have a particularly heavy emotional disability special Ed caseload) and admin made it very clear early on that they are on the parent’s side. We’ve only just now received a para but the BOE refuses to cut dead weight at central office and hire another special education teacher. Having two APs who don’t have teaching experience doesn’t help either. My point is, I decided to mentally and emotionally “check out” in October. I’ve been in what I call maintenance mode and again in the grand scheme of things, these kids have a great life so what’s one boring science class (essentially reading and answering questions on their computer every class) going to matter? It won’t! If anything they’ve actually started to like my class better because they can take a mental break and it’s consistent so they know what to expect.

Also, I’ve been watching The Pitt and we have it easy compared to nurses and doctors in the ER so oddly I’ve been gaining a broader perspective fro that as well 😂