The title brings fond memories of carefree days of yesteryear. Unfortunately, as adults we all begin to wonder where those days went when we are doing laundry, paying bills, cooking dinner, and working. Alas, one of the many reasons I am a teacher. Although, the pit falls are everyone is on vacation at the same time. Walk into a restaurant, a store, or even a coffee shop and you hear the dreaded "Hello Mrs.... " from wee little voices you were trying to escape. Well, not everyone tries to escape but we sometimes like to think we do. ;0)
People think "Teachers have is so good summer vacation is awesome." I would rather spend my year working and then dictate when I get to have a vacation. Oh the joys of planning everything you want to do into a short two month period. Oh did you think teachers got three months off... That got thrown out the window years ago. School starts in August and gets out in June. That leaves two months folks.
I stayed the week after school was out to pack up my classroom and get it ready to move. Not every teacher has to move every year, I am one of the lucky few (sarcasm) that has had to move around schools and classrooms for the past six years! Maybe next year will change, which brings me to the next point... I will be returning to my classroom in August to get it ready for the coming school year. It will take a week or so to get things ready and prepared for my students.
In reality I get a total of six weeks off... Already a week has flown by and we are headed into the next. I hope time slows down enough for me to relax... Not likely, as I am constantly reminded I have things to do and accomplish before school starts again...
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