Tis the Season...Naughty or Nice?

Even though we have only been to school 2 full days this week, it's been quite a stressful one. OEPA was in our school on Wednesday, which was also a 2 hour delay, so the entire school was under a lot of pressure to preform well and when you get 60 totally stressed out people in such a tight space things can get 'sticky.' When the noise levels get elevated, patience levels decrease and often teachers who work well together in normal curcumstances can get a little catty toward each other. I realized this week that these types of disagreements are a typical part of being a professional, and handling them in a professional way is important. The weekend will be a good opportunity for everyone to go home and let the anger and stress settle a bit and start fresh Monday morning, which is when I plan to make up my snowday from Tuesday of this week.