Attended the memorial service for a colleague yesterday.
Kathy Slade was a 1973 graduate of Catalina High School.
What struck me was that, though we went to different high schools, we graduated the same year and likely had mutual friends. We shared similar interests, married one year apart, and followed somewhat similar paths.
Pity I didn't know this before now.
I teach in a small school district in Tucson. Everybody knows pretty much everybody; or should I say, we're acquainted with nearly everyone.
Don't be afraid to let people in. Ofttimes were hesitant to mix our personal lives with our professional lives; while it's not necessary to go overboard and make all your colleagues a "BFF" we should at least get to know them past the surface. You never know what you'll find out.
Don't wait to get to know them at their memorial.
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