"How were the kids today?" a colleague asked me on my first day back to school in 3 1/2 weeks.
I considered my answer. They were happy to see me-- the pleasure and relief on their faces was genuine. And I felt lucky to return on Halloween, a day when it was easy to deflect any conversation. Not surprisingly, their writing pieces seemed a little unformed, but that may have been the case even if I had been there. What stuck out to me most was the casual disregard for rules and procedures I know I clearly explained.
"They were sweet, but definitely a little untamed," I answered truthfully.
She nodded.
"But that's going to change in a hurry!" I added.
I considered my answer. They were happy to see me-- the pleasure and relief on their faces was genuine. And I felt lucky to return on Halloween, a day when it was easy to deflect any conversation. Not surprisingly, their writing pieces seemed a little unformed, but that may have been the case even if I had been there. What stuck out to me most was the casual disregard for rules and procedures I know I clearly explained.
"They were sweet, but definitely a little untamed," I answered truthfully.
She nodded.
"But that's going to change in a hurry!" I added.
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