I think most teachers – myself included – would never vent publicly about the difficulties of our profession — trust me, you couldn’t make up half of the stuff, nor could you imagine it unless you’ve been in our shoes.

But based on a number of things in life that have transpired over the past few weeks, this much I know:

If you have people in your life that you appreciate — including teachers1 — there’s nothing wrong with letting them know.

Because a new day does not always bring what one expects.

1. perhaps, especially teachers, since I’m biased… but this is not on my behalf, rather on behalf of my professional kin. [↩]