The school year is officially over as of tomorrow. Students had their last day on Friday, and there is nothing left for me to do except pack a few more boxed into my car and hand in my keys. I should be finished with the year by 9:00 tomorrow morning.
Thus said, it is time for a new beginning. A new summer means spending lots of time with my children, unfettered with planning for next weeks class. It means keeping my house as clean as it should be, because I have nothing to stop me from doing so. It means cooking good meals on a nightly basis, because there will be no getting home at 5:00. It also means setting up new habits so life will be easier when the new school year begins.
I love new beginnings.
1 comment:
Here here. I always loved teaching because it was a job that had closure to it. Unlike other jobs, you had definite timelines and an end to the work. Not that I didn't like the work, but that you could start with a clean slate. I considered every marking period to be a "new year" so to speak. That's when I would change things that weren't working for me or my students. It's when I would resolve to change my habits. It didn't always work out, since changing habits takes a lot of work, but it was nice to know I had the opportunity.
Enjoy the time with your kids and yourself, and good luck making those changes.
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