The First Day of School

The First Day of School - "I always love the first day of school. Excited children with scrubbed faces and brand-new backpacks stream onto the freshly waxed floors of the school. Their bright eyes reflect my own feelings of excitement and anticipation. It's September, and another school year has begun. First-day doors open onto hectic activity. In the preceding week, staff meetings cluttered with “administrivia” interrupted teachers' busy preparation of their classrooms. The hurried hiring of new staff has followed last-minute resignations. And even on that first day, the “urgent” pile on my desk dwarfs the “to do” pile!"