Tho’ Seas Divide

Ella Fitgerald reminds us “Summertime and the Living is Easy” in the famous aria from “Porgy and Bess” and thus it has always been for professional educators (unless you teach summer school). When asked about my choice of vocation, I always list three reasons: July, August and my dislike of teenagers. Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a season for everything presumably even a paucity of football movement. There are, however, some activities registering on the radar...