ERIN SPONAUGLE

The idea that teachers are some kind of extraordinary species that runs on dedication and apple-shaped things and can push through anything is a setup for failure. And one of the places it does the most damage is right here, in the moment when you are clearly not okay, and you go in anyway because that's what superheroes do. You are a person. Life does not stop just because the school year starts. You get sick. You have appointments. Your kids have milestones you are not goin