I'm not really sure this post belongs on a technology blog, but maybe. It's a story about our staff. We are not unlike other educators across the state of South Dakota. Under paid, SD still ranks last in the nation in teacher pay, over scheduled, most of our teachers have 6 preps, and on top of it all our school building was condemed about 5 years ago-leaving us in less than an ideal learning environment. To say on occasion staff moral is low is perhaps as gross an understatement is kind of like saying Michael Phelps can swim a little.
Anyway, on with the story. I'm a football fanatic. I have no better way to put it and each year I sign up to participate in a Fantasy Football League. Usually, with people from all over the country, none of who I know, nor do I have a desire to get to know. This year however, I took a chance and set up my own league online--Free of course (a teachers best freind), and invited fellow staff members to join. In the beginning response was slow the Science Sloths were the first on board followed by the K Shoe Crew (Math Dept.) then, just like kids with a homework deadline as the draft deadline neared, (just hours remaining) I began seeing the league fill up. By draft deadline The Longhorn Lovers league was completely full.
The Wednesday morning after the draft was electric. Now, I know some people might say this sounds about as educational as a field trip to Dairy Queen, but I beg to differ. This is a staff that just a few short years ago struggled with sending a simple email attachment. A staff that due to our current facility arrangements seldom sees each other. A staff that on a lot of days doesn't have a lot of highlights. And, here we are, laughing, emailing, drafting, trading, and smiling about our prosepects.
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