I have been an inner city teacher for 26 years. 4 years before that as a substitute. Not easy but the kids always needed me and I worked close to home so I could drive home for lunch and take care of mom, dad, whoever needed taking care of and no one went to a nursing home. So I was lucky that way. I could set them up with supplies they needed, go to work. Eat a sandwich driving back and forth at lunch, set them up with supplies for the afternoon give them lunch let out the dog or dogs and then drive back to work. I could eat half a sandwich of the sandwich each way. all Then pack up everything I needed to do and come home, make them dinner, and sit on the floor wherever they were do all my teacher school work. When they went to bed I would clean the house or part of it and then start all over again the next day. It worked. I am grateful no one went to a nursing home.
wendy
Wendy is an award winning retired teacher of 28 years. She retired after getting injured by one of her students.