Book bags are stuffed with calculators, colorful folders, pencils, and paper of pure white. Trips to the shopping malls are adventures in current style.
Classrooms are carefully prepared.
Of all the subtle and unintended indignities a teacher must endure, that, to me, is the worst. Of course not. Teaching is a profession, not just a temporary stop on the way to real life. Respect that commitment. Do not feel sorry for teachers.