It takes a village
`It takes a village...` African proverb It takes a village to raise a child is a proverb that, when you work in education, is what we affectionately call ´een dooddoener´ (in Dutch) or a cliché (if you prefer the word the English and Dutch stole from the French). Hell, we even have this hanging on the wall of our teachers lounge so that we can all stare at it and realise how hard it is to raise children. Which, I am not disagreeing with! However, I would like to talk about the other side of this proverb, which goes a little like this: 'It takes a village to keep a teacher sane.' You see, as a teacher you do not work alone. There is no bubble, no deserted island. A school is indeed, like a village, wherein everyone plays their part in order to ensure that the community thrives. And yes, everyone is there for the children. But as a teacher, I would like to shed some light on the incredible amount of work school support staffers do on a regular basis, that keeps us (teachers)