I Came Home to Find 50 People Holding Candles Outside My House—Then I Learned Why They Were Really There

exhausted.

He looked peaceful.

He looked lighter.

He looked like the man I married.

And although he still chose to leave the classroom at the end of the year, something fundamental had changed.

He was no longer leaving because he felt defeated.

He was leaving knowing he had succeeded.

Because success was never hidden in reports, evaluations, budgets, or awards.continue reading …