Happy back to school! I hope that you are enjoying your first weeks back at school and aren’t falling asleep every day on the couch as soon as you walk in the door. I’ve heard it said hundreds of times that there is no tired like first weeks of school tired, and that is no joke. So maybe it was my fatigue or my overload on news stories about the women running for president, but recently I came across an article that made me both sadder and more exhausted. What was it about, you ask?
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This week, many of us are back in school. You’ve printed the schedules and planned the lessons. It may be an exciting time for you – full of new students, new school supplies, or new studies. For others of you, this time of year may be ridden with anxiety and questions – will you get along with your colleagues? Are you up to the tasks ahead of you? In order to get organized for the school year, I usually start with a massive to do list but just writing that list is not nearly as satisfying as checking off the individual items.
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