T minus 10 days and counting...

Today is the 10th to last day of school.  Every hour I am reminded of how much I will NOT miss about this place.  I pray that these kids learn what it means to be courteous and respectful so they can go out into the world and be productive citizens when they leave high school.  There are so many of them who just have no idea how people should be treated.  Not just teachers, but any human being.  They expect privileges and nice things from me, but in return they don't listen to a word I say, or deliberately disobey my orders.  This I have trouble understanding.  From the time I was young, my parents instilled in me the importance of treating others as you would like to be treated.  Everybody's heard The Golden Rule, right?  So why do so many parents refuse to teach their children this these days?  Even the Bible says, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."  I will be the first to admit I am not always a pro at following these rules, but I have never in my life treated anyone the way some of these students treat me.  It is appalling.  If I were ever to hear that my child had spoken to someone the way I have been spoken to here, he would not leave the house for a long time.  He would also not have any privileges like TV, phone, Internet, etc., for a very long time.  My parents would have been horrified had I ever spoken to anyone that way.  Kids these days are total pansies, and their parents let them get away with anything and everything.  They don't have curfews or punishments, they don't have to work for anything they have, and they are not taught to act like decent human beings.  I guess it's a generational thing.  I have several job prospects, and I hope and pray one of them pans out.  I don't think I will survive another year at this school.