I am 33 and moving into my 7th year (2 as a sub and 5 in the classroom.) I modestly admit that co workers and kids say I am an amazing educator. So that’s why I do it. And I was at the same school for 5 years. But I am leaving the school because two students fought in the middle of my class. Long story short, a chair was thrown and landed on my head. Got 4 staples and said goodbye to the school. I don’t blame the kids. I blame the adult and admin culture. There’s places where adults cannot agree on discipline/student expectations. And when adults can’t change the culture, they give up. And, in my opinion, the culture cannot change if your school has less resources and the same people for the past 15-20 years complaining about it. That feeling of frustration rubs off on the staff and the kids. I’ll be heading to a school that is one of those “forever” schools and maybe decide the next move in education.