In Uncertain Times, Showcase Your Humanity

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I suffer from seasonal allergies. The Willamette Valley in Oregon, where I live, produces a large percentage of grass seed for our world. And before there is seed, there is pollen. Lots and lots of pollen. As many know, managing allergies isn’t about managing one individual allergen. It is about managing your allergy load. Managing stress is like this, too.

Most of us in school system leadership have a pretty high stress tolerance. One stressful event doesn’t usually throw us, but we need to take notice when multiple events start piling up.

In this time of considerable stress and uncertainty in public education, it is important to reflect on who you are, why you lead and how much you care. When we reflect on these things, and bring them forward to the people we lead, we better manage our stress and showcase our humanity.