I just got back from our official end of school party, which involved not only a time when my head of school literally shoved alcohol at me (she mixed it herself for me! How thoughtful!) but, as per every year, a time for Official Shots passed around to toast the year. In which every single person is officially called into the same room and passed a shot—people who are seen without shots get announced loudly as being in need, and repeatedly offered shots, while boisterous goings on are implied—and then an official toast is made by the head of school.

And people wonder why teaching is one of the professions with a high percentage of alcoholics.