Friday was a homecoming assembly, so we had a shorter class. Plus my mind was on spreadsheets, again. We used to use this not-ideal way to sign up for parent-teacher conferences which meant that teachers often didn't know who was coming until a day or two before, that adults often signed up for conferences with teachers their students didn't have, and where everyone was fed ads all the time. So I found some code that made sense so that parents can't type over another parent's schedule, and now found a way that a teacher can own a Google Sheet that lets them see in real time who signed up for what times. It also will allow us to invite parents (I imagine like a pre-sale with concert tickets) before all the quick-fingered parents take all the times.
My year has been filled with spreadsheets because I'm trying to solve problems. I'm trying to make other people's lives easier. After a terrible year last year, I'm finding that making other teachers' lives easier gives me the most joy.