For 17 Years This Has Been My Favorite Time of Day

Schools are community spaces. That makes sense. We talk about building classroom community, professional community and creating community with other parents and families through organizations and events. In fact, we use the word community so often that it loses its meaning.

But what about the community that schools create that is not as visible, but just as impactful? What about the community created within families because of the walks to school, or the conversations at the bus stop, the da...