I’m a 2nd grade public school teacher who has been nominated as outstanding teacher in my county by my colleagues and also nominated by a parent for another outstanding teacher award. I take my duty very seriously. The only thing that is taking away the joy of learning in my classroom is the inclusion of emotionally disturbed, violent, and aggressive students. They take so much of my time and energy and all the other students lose, and lose a lot, every day. It is my job, according to administration, to motivate these students to learn and to help them to be happy and healthy. I’m not trained to do that. There is not enough in the budget to get the support staff that these children deserve and need, so they suffer, too.