“Oh, wow! You have
three months off, must be nice to be a teacher!” I get so tired of hearing this. First of all, it feels like they are saying
that I have an easy job and I do not work hard.
I do! Secondly, it is a career
choice and anyone that is willing to get the education and pass a background
check, can apply for a teaching position.
Thirdly, you do not really understand my summer vacation. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy my summer! I have flexibility in most of my days, I get
to spend some time with those who I do not make enough time for in the school
year and a get to unwind. But what about
the rest of that vacation. So how
do I spend my summer. I will be teaching
summer school half a day for four weeks.
I also have a class during the regular year that needs revamped so I
will take care of that. The Moodle page
for my PhotoShop class needs to be cleaned up and updated; that will take most
of an afternoon and I want to reorganize my College Readiness class for next
year to make it better. In late June I
will take two FBLA members to National contest for 5 days, and before that make all the arrangements. In mid-July I will be going to a two day
Google Summit. There is a one-day
leadership conference I want to take my FBLA officers to and I also want to meet
with them for a day-long meeting in July to plan for next year. In late July I will go to a business teachers
conference for most of a week. Senior orientation starts on July 31
st.
Now in between those activities, I will also welcome my 8th
grandchild into this world! I will visit
my oldest son and his family so I can watch a t-ball game or two and hopefully a dance recital. I have several projects to complete at my
home and some serious housework to get done.
I will also have lunch with several former students to catch up on how college
is going and most importantly, I will “fill
my bucket” and be more than ready to return to my amazing students in August!
