Over Spring break I had lunch with an old teaching buddy of mine.
It has been nearly a decade since I retired from teaching but we keep in touch.
Not as often because of the pandemic. But, we are both vaccinated now. I wanted to share a Little Village bodega/restaurant with him and catch up.
The tacos de canasta were, as usual, fantastic. And I had one taco with sweetbread. I grant you it is an acquired taste.
I have acquired it a long time ago.
He loved the place, as I knew he would.
He told me about the number of teachers from our school who were planning to retire this year and in the next couple of years.
It is a lot of people.
It’s not just about the pandemic. In fact, while the pandemic has been the cause of CONTINUE READING: Fewer new teachers in the pipeline. – Fred Klonsky