[nagdu] Guide dog schools

[Tracy Carcione]

I saw someone here with a Guiding Eyes dog trot out the old chestnut about 
how formal The Seeing Eye is.  I guess it was formal, 40 years ago, but it 
hasn't been so for quite a long time.  It's amazing how long that idea is 
sticking around.
To me, the atmosphere at TSE was like that at GDB, what I call friendly but 
professional.
I often hear people talk about the "family atmosphere" of their school.  I'm 
never sure what that means.  Does it mean people who feel they can poke into 
my personal business?  Does it mean people who gossip about everyone else? 
Does it mean we're us, and they're the big smelly them?
None of these things appeal to me.  I'm more comfortable with friendly 
professional--we like each other, but mainly we're here to do a great job 
together.
Tracy