Summer vacation…. the words bring both envy and hatred from non-educators. For those of us in the field it is a welcome respite from the school year that has just passed. Report cards submitted, classrooms cleaned, colleagues wished well and no marking to be seen. Another school year in the books…. the next one months away… or is it?
Educators never, or should I say rarely, turn off. Sure we may go away for a few weeks to soak up some sun or cross an item of our bucket lists but the nagging sensation of the school year that looms is never far away.
With only a few weeks remaining before I return to work I am clearly already in preparation mode (thus this blog post). Sure I could try and switch off the little voice that is pushing me to set a few items in motion to better prepare myself for the year ahead but it wouldn’t work. Despite all the ‘time-off’ educators have that time is more often spent reflecting, developing, preparing and planning for the next school day. And to be honest I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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