The Conference Coach™

This week marked the first week of school for many schools in our town. It’s an exciting time for most and causes others some trepidation.  But for all, it is a time of reunion.  Friends, places, activities, and yes, even smells are all part of the reunion that students, teachers and staff encounter during their first week of school.

The smell of freshly sharpened pencils drifts through the air as does the laughter of students.   The different groups of children mingle about in front of the school, on the bus, in the classrooms, cafeteria and outside during recess or gym.   Their ability to come together so effortlessly is a tribute to the social nature of humans.

And social creatures we are — even those of us who proclaim to be loners or profess to not like other people.  Oh sure, some prefer the company of a few close friends or even a furry friend rather than large groups of people.  But it’s these social gatherings, no matter how big or how small that give rise to reunions of intellect, consumption of food, playing of games or other activities.

So if you are back to school this month or next, enjoy those first few days and the excitement of both the familiar and the new.