I am not retired from teaching yet, but I am tired - really tired - tired of faculty meetings that are a waste of my time (I need to be grading papers), tired of "new" teaching strategies that have not been created by teachers or anyone who has ever actually been in the classroom and have new names but are the same tired old ideas from years past, tired of old teachers who do nothing, tired of new teachers who know nothing, tired of no one mentioning the elephant in the room - uncaring parents, rich or poor, uncaring students, learning differences which won't matter in the real world, ad nauseaum. What I am not tired of is my students - I love them all and sometimes the more difficult the better. I don't think I can live without high school students: they are so optimisitic, clever and dynamic.  They constantly amaze me with their imagination, innovateness and open mindedness.  Do I want to strangle them sometimes?  Daily - but mostly I just want to be with them to listen to them and admire their views of the world.