A time of new challenges–and then some
Although my children now are grown and I am no longer either teaching or enrolled as a student, this time of year has always felt like a pivot-point for me. For most of my life, August has been the time when my family (Mom and Dad were both teachers) and I would shift from a summer of differently-structured time, to plunge back into the challenges of the new school year. Headed back to school: What should we prepare them for? My time at…