Not sure if it's a regret or triumph....I quit my job teaching music in a junior high school, now am teaching private violin lessons, and also going to home daycares and providing musical play experiences for small children. I'm also developing some other performance ideas. I gave up quite a bit of money, but couldn't stand working in public school. The rules exist for some of the people some of the time and I couldn't stomach the games being played by those in charge.