Westfall: Setting goals for the school year: An often-overlooked task

Westfall: Setting goals for the school year: An often-overlooked task

Summer’s nearly over. The “dog days of autumn” have settled upon us like a shroud. Most vacations have come and gone; memories of the County Fair are reflected only in the rearview mirror. Crops are ripening, and children are beginning to run out of things to do. This can only mean one thing; a new school year is about to begin. When my children were young, we attempted to celebrate the beginning of each new school year. There was, of course, th…