Good on you, Animaterra, you won't look back!

To those of you still feeling hopelessly stuck and getting on in years, the survival technique is to go into "hibernate" mode, like a computer during staff meetings, etc, when(if) the class are getting on quietly and just use bursts of energy when you need it.

A number of years ago there used to be a magazine called "Escape" produced especially for teachers who wanted to dig that tunnel; not sure what happened to it.

The powers that be will never learn until there are no teachers left!