TEACHER’S EDITION

You hear it the second you sit down. The distinct, rhythmic tap-tap-tap on your classroom door. Maybe it’s a colleague wanting to vent about a morning meeting. Maybe it’s a student looking for a lost sweatshirt. Or maybe it’s an administrator asking for a "quick" favor that you know will eat the next twenty minutes. If you feel like your planning period is less of a "work block" and more of a "dumping ground" for everyone else’s needs, you aren't alone. In our recent survey o