by Martin Wiles @LinesFromGod
Slowly, we filed into the room—some rubbing their sleepy eyes. For months, no alarm had governed our lives. Summer vacation still tickled our brains. A few were already seated—eager, ready to get started. Most lugged a large cup of coffee or water or something. The session before us was long. Some of us brought iPads, and others carried notebooks. Our first teacher-in-service day was at hand.