Heartbreak

Teachers are people, too: our relatives pass away, long and loving relationships end, family members get chronic illnesses, and all the other sad transitions of life take place from time to time. Each person deals with this differently, some becoming angry at the world, grouchy with students and colleagues, others desperate to go home and sleep, still others pushing it out of their minds during the school day, using the busy-ness of the school day to get through a few more hours. But in a tiny school like mine, we all feel the impact of each other's personal heartbreaks (and joys, fortunately!). How can a school community get through a tough time like this? My heart aches for my colleague today.