Here it is the middle of August which means summer is almost officially over. It never ceases to amaze me that the three months I look forward to the most seem to literally fly by. I cannot express just how much I love summer: the laid back schedule, the lack of responsibilities and stress related to work, and the warm, sunny weather, to name just a few.
Around the beginning of August, people always start to ask me if I'm ready to go back to school. My answer is always the same. No. (Then I proceed to wonder if that makes me a bad teacher.) I know some teachers who say they are anxious to get back to school in the fall. I'm curious when I'll feel that way too. When you ask students if they're ready to go back to school, nine out of ten will say, no. However, when you ask parents if they're ready for school to start, they usually say, yes. Hmmm... Come to think of it, the teachers who are ready for school to start are generally parents of more than one young child and/or whose children are teenagers.
In that case, maybe someday I'll be chomping at the bit to go back to work in the fall. But until then, I'll attempt to eek out the last tiny scrap of vacation time that is left and continue to work on my "get-it-done-now-because-when-school-starts-it-ain't-gonna-happen" list. Wish me luck. I don't like running out of time.
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Hi Mia.
I am asked that question too. I say I am looking forward to it. Not because I want summer to end or I am bored...but because I look forward to starting fresh...coming up with new ideas....connecting with friends and colleagues. Summer could go on forever...or do they call that retirement? Anyway...people also like it when you say you are looking forward to going back to work. It is a positive way to look at end of summer. (I used to feel the same way when I had a classroom of students. I think my job makes it more fun. I have cool things to unpack and put to use.)
I think I would be more anxious to start back to school if I didn't see my friends during the summer. But since we're all teachers, we actually have time to hang out a little bit compared to the fast-paced schedule during the school year. Once I get back to school, I'm fine with it. I just don't look forward to all the work that goes into the first week. (I think you may be on to something with the classroom of students thing.)
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