I went to work yesterday to learn that two of the men teachers, both probably a few years older than me, had suffered medical emergencies over the weekend. One had a heart attack, but is expected to be back at work in two weeks. The other teacher had a stroke and is still in a drug-induced coma. This news helped to cement my belief that retiring after this year would probably be wise.

I hope my fellow teachers recover completely. And I hope they will think about retiring as well.