As many of you already know, I teach at the high school level. I've been at the same school since 1998 and I'm happy there. I've had the pleasure of watching so many students grow and graduate over the years. But when August comes back around it's easy to get tunnel vision, put your head down and get mired in the nitty gritty of the daily life of an educator. When you are grading papers, writing rubrics and tweaking policies, it's easy to lose sight of the lives developing