Truth be told, I love professional development. Often I find myself immersed in subjects related to my content or personal interests so when the district administration assigns PD topics outside of my area of interest they help me stretch and grow.
So you might be surprised to read that there is one topic that I really don’t like: Youth Suicide: Awareness and Prevention.
The truth is that I have the unhappy distinction of being a part of RHS class of 1980 which made the Time Magazine cover story Behavior: Trouble in an Affluent Suburb back on Monday, Dec. 25, 1978. Not only am I painfully aware of youth suicide, I ruined a friendship by preventing a suicide. Debbie would never again trust me, but I am grateful that she was able to resent me for divulging her secret.
So I hope you will forgive me when I say that this is one PD that I don’t need.
Christine Heinicke 