When I was in middle school, punching my bully was the best thing I ever did. I try not to share that story with my students, but sometimes it slips out.
I also went to 4 schools in 3 years. Middle School was the worst for me. As a parent, there are times when I'm frustrated with teachers, as a teacher, there are times when I quietly question my colleagues, but as an educator, there are also plenty of times where I have failed to see the problem or solve them. I see 170 kids in a day, 35 at a time for a 50 minute block. That's not an excuse though, I try to make a difference for all of them. There are times when I wake up in the middle of the night replaying a moment earlier in the day, there are times when I wander around campus trying to find a student to ask them about a situation or apologize for a stupid comment I made. It's tough, I know I miss a lot.