Hello, Rheno

I shall be sorry when you leave. I've only recently started to look at this website, but yours are amongst the submissions I've come to look forward to seeing the most.

Yes, the 14-17 age group can be aggravating, infuriating, challenging (of and to you, personally, and the world, in general), as well as stressful, irritating and just plain maddening. And that's on a good day! They can cause burn-out faster than any other group of students that I've run across.

Your decision to take a break and re-group is no doubt for the best - before you become a sour, cynical, ineffective teacher. "A change is as good as a rest", or so I've been told. It's certainly worth a try.

Good luck, in whatever you do.