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[johnstonmr]

Though I have to be here through next week, technically, this is the last
week of education. After Friday, the only thing remaining is Final Exams
next week. For me, who teaches only three courses that require a Final, two
of which will be finished this week (Seniors) and one of which my Student
Teacher will write and grade (Gotta admit, he writes good finals--now I know
how my principal felt when she didn't believe that I'd written my own final
exam my first year).

This means that much of this week and most of next will be centered on
packing my crap up. Normally I take home a few things I need to revamp and
refine my course- and lesson plans, but leave the majority of my stuff here.
This year I need to pack everything out--nothing physical of me can remain
here when I'm done. And that's kind of sad, but also kind of good--I've
made no secret of my dissatisfaction with certain elements of this place,
and I've been wanting to teach in a larger school for a while now--and
hopefully I'll get that chance.

I should know by next Friday where I'll be teaching next year. I'm still
hoping for a comprehensive high school that isn't Hiram Johnson or Burbank,
though I could deal with those places if called to do so.

For now, I continue my Senior classes, and try not to think about the good
I'll be leaving behind with the bad.