Diary II — Complaint Department

A high school teacher’s long commute to first period of the day

Photo by chmyphotography on Unsplash

Our school begins the day at 7:30 a.m., when the first class bell sounds and students shuffle in with bed head and (sometimes) pajama pants. Many complaining.

I love my students, but I am not as sympathetic as I should be. They are tired, yes. Teenagers are tired.