A Teacher's Summer

“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 8^th 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!