First thoughts

I woke up this morning to find out that the board and union had reached a tentative agreement and that we were going to be voting on it that day. Let me say that I am much quicker to engage intellectually that I am emotionally. But on this occasion, having found the whole strike to be a much more emotional experience than I'd anticipated, I felt a flood of emotions.

I always knew that I loved spending time with my students, but I had no idea how much until they were suddenly taken from me.

I always felt that we had a special bond with our students and their parents, but I didn't really knew what that meant to me until I saw and felt them support us so fervently.

I always had a fondness for the people I work with, but I had no idea what kind of bond I had with them until I walked with them on a picket line for a week.

I was fearful about the fallout from a strike, and though there certainly are some negative feelings remaining, the positives far outweigh them.

So I sit here now, home after our meeting, almost choked up. And I can't wait to get back to work.

I'll write some more later...