Which Night is It?

In our little hamlet tonight is the night before the first day of school. For me, and I assume many people, the night before the first day of school was like The Night Before Christmas. Our minds were filled with dreams and visions of new friends, old friends with stories of summer, a new teacher, new ideas and maybe a new school.

How come the night before the first day has turned into the Nightmare Before Christmas with anxiety and striving with our souls over tests and benchmarks and any mumber of things.