Buna Schools, Did I Do This?

 As I have posted on the Facebook machine, as Jim Cornett called whatever Social Media you're on....

The Gubmint and Economics position is open again at Buna HS.......And I know politics is often involved in that job. And apparently has "runt-off" ( To use Oh Brother speak and spelling)  the latest holder of that position.

And I am not going to lie, the gubmint/economics job can be political if you let it.  

But Buna, you're running a new teacher in that position every 2 years. 

No, I am not applying. As I have said previously, the kids have changed from millennials when I was there to Gen Z and well, with Gen Alpha coming, I want nothing to do with either generation. 

Research papers would all be written by Chat-GPT, AI would be involved with so much, and I'll be honest, I am using it from time to time. 

And if my application was even submitted, as soon as they saw it it would be as Chris Bossier said, " Ran through the shredder." 

He's right.

I've burned my bridges back to Buna and I know this. And as many of you suspect, this was done on purpose. After a couple of years gone, I could not come back and be " Mr. Thomas." I just couldn't. For many reasons. 

Here is my question.....

Did I fuck up the job while I was there that no one now really wants it? 

Let me reiterate, the average holder of the position stays about 2 years since I left.....

Or is Buna just not a good place to teach? Did those of us who stayed forced ourselves on Buna or molded ourselves to fit the " Buna ISD style?"  Or does teaching suck so bad today no one can hardly stand to do it?

Psychologically, I always saw a Gov/Eco job as a plum position. Teaching 12th graders? Come on baby, you are teaching what I considered as adults and tried to treat you in that way, thus me be somewhat gruff, and being brutally honest with you....I know my 12th grade government teacher, Faye Fitts, did that to us back in the day. ( There were no classes in economics in the middle 1970s)  

Perhaps I am over analyzing this? Perhaps this is just schools in the 2020s......