How about resigning vs renewing?

After a meeting with the principle I've decided to resign

What about you Mr C? What are you up to next year?

I will be staying where I am. My misspellings were for the benefit of CO2. I hope he appreciated them.

It's that time of day where CO2 trolls you again....

I should of been more considerate.

I should of been more considerate.

Resigning and I'm so happy about that.... the past year has been true hell for me, but it's been a steady decline in my eyes for a few years.

I regret staying so complacent over the years and accepting a contract that takes away many of the boons I initially was attracted to at the start.  I worked more and more having more responsibilities and felt little return in the sense that pay hung behind a glass wall, and all my efforts in being a great teacher (which I truly love doing) didn't match the reward.

And I feel like I stayed here because I felt safe and in a bubble of sorts cause I came from small-town Ontario, Canada and I didn't want to work in a factory (which I had to do after university).  I got used to an easy, yet kind of unchallenging life physically, and I just sat with that.  Yet, behind the veil of my comfortable living, In the back of my mind I was disconnected with a society I could never really become one with for various reasons, in my job I felt unchallenged and stagnant, and I just realized it was time to bounce.  In some ways I'm grateful for this hell year so I could just make the break I needed to.  Living here has broken my spirit in many ways (I realize it's self-inflicted as well).

If I could offer advice.. I feel like foreigners coming here need re-evaluate staying here long-term.   This society is harsh.