A couple of weeks ago, Sara and I attended the “South East Cornerstone Public School Board Employee Recognition Night”. It was an evening of good visiting, great food and lots of laughs. It was also an evening of reflection as each of the superannuating teachers was given a chance to talk about their careers. Interestingly, two themes kept coming up. The first was that their careers went by very quickly. Even those who had been on the job for more than thirty years said things like, “It seems like just yesterday that I started teaching” or “It all just flew by”. The second theme was “the importance of people”. Many commented that, while they enjoyed the “job” of teaching, it was the students and the other staff members that made the experience worthwhile. The human interaction was the big part. “Time is short” and “People are important” are two themes that I have heard in two other places as well. If you have