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(I don’t remember who gave me this key chain, and I am VERY SORRY for that, but I recently found it and I LOVE IT so much!)

How comfortable are you changing jobs? Even changing positions within your current place of employment? How much dread would you feel if your company brought in 25 new really energetic, pretty rowdy, and not always so well-behaved interns into your workplace… and then said, “Oh yea, by the way, you are in charge of ALL of them… for the entirety of the coming year! Please make sure they learn EVERYTHING they need to learn for the “company” and are “on task” and “fully engaged” during the “workday.” Any “problems” or “issues”… please just try to solve everything you can on your own and we will help you out when we are able. Good luck! We REALLY think this is a GREAT class of INTERNS and everything will go smoothly… at least we HOPE so… “

If you are one of THOSE who have ever said teachers “have it made, summers off and a 10 month ‘work year’… so many holidays. I could do that! SEEMS so EASY!” Ummm… yea! I challenge you! I am certain there are aspects of YOUR job that are VERY DIFFICULT. There are probably many aspects that a person who works in a school could not handle… easily. There are so many different people in this world that fill so many different roles and positions and “jobs”… but this post is ALL about giving some love and admiration for all those beginning, or about to begin, a new school year! There are SOME aspects about working in a school environment that ARE pretty easy and quite enjoyable… but there are MANY, MANY MORE that provide huge challenges and obstacles that many of us will never, ever even begin to fathom. I am sure there are some in education that might not be the best fit for the position they hold, but I have never met them. All of those with whom I have had the pleasure to work with and to know have been SUPERSTARS!

TEACHERS & ALL STAFF who work in the schools here in America… and throughout the world… I SEE YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU! I RESPECT THE HECK OUT OF YOU. I hope you have a wonderful school year! THANK YOU!