May 2020

Time for summer! Finally! You'd think that I would have already had enough of being at home and be ready to return to the classroom. You'd think that I would not be excited about summer. But you'd be wrong.... and right. I am ready to be back in the classroom, but I'm also excited about summer. This is my time to rewind. Then when fall comes around, I am ready to go. My mind is full of lessons that are ready to be taught.

Distance learning has taken a toll on me- probably on several teachers. Preparing, teaching, grading lessons without interaction (in some cases, like ours, no interaction) with our kids is not easy. While some parents are struggling to have school at home, teachers are struggling with not having school at school.

So... yes, I'm ready for this to be over. I'm ready for summer and I'm ready to return to my room in the fall. I hope everyone finds this time to be relaxing and restorative.

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Chocolate 4 Teachers

Who do you work for? An inconsiderate jerk? A narcissist? A sophomoric baby? Does your administrator ask you to do what they are not willing to do? Maybe you've been asked to provide childcare in your classroom while your administrator hides in the office. Maybe you've been told to kiss summer good-bye while your principal schedules a much needed break from the stress.

I don't know who you work for, but I happen to work for a champ. I traded in the big school system where I was just a number and not a name. A person with no identity. I was just another warm body. I found myself in rural America working for a boss that cares enough to be honest and fight for us. And a school board that listens. I've had to pinch myself a time or two to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I'm not. This is real. And who is the winner? Not just me, but the kids. We work in an environment with some stress and frustrations. One that has it's ups and downs. But it also has a whole lot of happy.

You never know how valuable your leadership is until you reach a crisis. It is times like these that make me even more thankful that my little country school was not swallowed up by the consolidation movement. So, all you big schools that think you have it better just because you're bigger, go ahead and fool yourselves. I'm content to stay where I can look out and see green grass, blue skies, and hear the sound of children's laughter. I'm more than pleased to work for and with administrators that value my opinion and judgment. I'm glad that favoritism doesn't exist here. Summer break is still important. Kids' learning trumps test scores. And everyone has a name.

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