I would love to teach but....

Yes, no school means I have time to peruse other blogs and find fantastic pieces to share!  I found this on Miss Lifesaver's blog.  You can link directly to the article here.  Like Erin, I am also saddened that so many of our "quality" teachers end up leaving the profession because they just can't stand all the hoops they have to jump through, the swapping of "good" teaching for test prep, and the lack of accountability on the part of the students and their parents.  It does make a teacher want to cry.