Good evening, TS...how is teaching coming along this year? Lots of learners?
To use an expression I really hate: It is what it is.
My boss is offering me a couple of opportunities and next year I might have sophomores who may or may not have matured a bit. The freshmen, even at this late date, don't seem to realize that they aren't in junior high school any more and that that mindset and that behavior will lead to ... well, maybe not "ruin", but it won't be helpful.
There are some bright spots, and that's where I'll focus my energy for the rest of the year.