My sister's a Primary School Principal, 6 teacher school and also 3 special needs. Along with all the responsibilities of being the principal she's also teaching. She is in the school at 7.45am, arrives home usually at 5pm each evening having dealt with parents, etc. The amount of paperwork she has to complete is frightening, bullying issues, administration, supervision, discipline, child issues, eg, academic progression, etc to discuss with parent/parents, plus a million other issues, dealing with reps calling, maintenance of school building, security, organising work for same, dealing with sub teachers, sick leave, student teachers for their practice, inspections, paperwork, lesson prep, etc, etc, etc. I've often called to her and she'll be either doing paperwork, answering some parents question, dealing with the dept until all hours. Yes, their holidays are good but for principals the holidays give some breathing space to deal with school repair issues, grant applications, plus everything else you can imagine. Of course every mum and dad thing their Mary and Johnny would never do anything wrong so that seems to be an ongoing seriously mental time for her, along with all the paperwork and parents and we know they're always right
. Now, that's a synopsis of some of her week, you don't want to know the rest, believe me. Oh, I did say she teaches a full class along with all that, didn't I? She has just passed her 60th birthday and i'd imagine she's had enough after this summer ends and for that to happen she would have had to let the appropriate authorities know of her plans already. So, go ahead and enjoy your new vocation. Teaching just ain't teaching anymore.