Campus Crossroads

I look at the culture of education and see such a heavy cloud over the heads of most teachers. Concerns about students, funding, retirements, community opinion all weighing over them. The level of doom in some states or districts seems toxic. While I don’t think a walk will cure all of our educational woes, I do see how talking a walk could show care to our co-workers and in showing care, we remember we aren’t alone.

“Entering the world of teenagers can be terrifying.” Drew Hill speaks real truth in the opening sentence of Chapter Six of his book Alongside. Recently, a post on Facebook caught my attention. I don’t remember exactly what it said, but it had a picture of the back of a school bus full of kids. The caption focused on the anxiousness of being behind the bus, knowing the “cool kids” were sitting in the back making fun of you. It doesn’t…

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