I'm going back to the Primary this year after two years in the upper grades. This will be my 26th year in Elementary. Every year it is like starting all over again. But, it used to be just me that was getting in gear and remembering routines again. Now, it is the whole thing!! Everything is re-invented all over each year..This is the best, research shows, new texts. new regulations, new scheduling, new worries, blah, blah..and not word about the "best ways" that we are just putting in the trash each year. Do Not look over in the dumpster and make a comment or long for teacher's manuals gone by. Well, I can't wait to see the new stuff we'll get this year, or the wacky theories we'll be told to teach with. I think it would be somewhat easier to take, if the administrators would simply say, "We don't know if this method is better, but we would like for you to try it and give us your feedback." or "We know this law is impractical, but we have to try to implement this until it is changed." or "We appreciate the extra work you have done to make this work." or "We need to know if you know a better way..."