It is the end of the school year for us and as you can see my classroom is looking very bare as I clean it out for the summer.
Teachers have mixed feelings this time of year. On one hand we can be worse than the kids with anticipation of our summer 'break'. On the other hand we have poured so much of our energy, time and heart into these kids that the thought of not seeing them for two months can be hard.
Teachers call their students, "my kids" for a reason. They treat their students like 'their children'. Do you know that feeling of happy exhaustion you get when your children are tucked in at night? Yes, that! That is how we feel when we walk out of our school in June.
I could spend this time reminding you that teachers are not paid for their summer "Vacation" (we are paid for the ten months we work and our wages are spread out through the summer months), or I could remind you that teachers work nights and weekends and summers to prepare for 'their kids' success. But, instead I will just remind you that teachers adore your children and they will miss them this summer while they drink lemonade on their decks ;).
Teachers have mixed feelings this time of year. On one hand we can be worse than the kids with anticipation of our summer 'break'. On the other hand we have poured so much of our energy, time and heart into these kids that the thought of not seeing them for two months can be hard.
Teachers call their students, "my kids" for a reason. They treat their students like 'their children'. Do you know that feeling of happy exhaustion you get when your children are tucked in at night? Yes, that! That is how we feel when we walk out of our school in June.
I could spend this time reminding you that teachers are not paid for their summer "Vacation" (we are paid for the ten months we work and our wages are spread out through the summer months), or I could remind you that teachers work nights and weekends and summers to prepare for 'their kids' success. But, instead I will just remind you that teachers adore your children and they will miss them this summer while they drink lemonade on their decks ;).