There’s nothing like a bunch of kids, in close quarters, to give a guy’s immune system a workout. I am recovering now from the cold—or something—from hell. I’ve just finished sleeping for 24 hours, and lolling about all Sunday. My fever has broken, and I should be OK by tomorrow. The same thing happened to me last year at this time, so I knew that there is nothing for it but to get into bed and stay there. The trouble is, neither students nor teachers stay at home when sick, as in Canada. Sure, people wear masks while infectious, but hands are the worst infection sources. I took one of my colleague’s homeroom classes for over the lunch hour one day last week, so she could go and lie down for a bit. It always amazes
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