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Linda Lubitz's avatar

Jan, another delightful read! As a retired teacher, it resonated with me..on a “ little” different level, I taught kindergarten or first grade. Like you every fall I was eager to begin another year, even had the first day of school jitters. My biggest worry was getting the little ones on the right bus home, they didn’t know which one was going their way. The routes/ bus numbers changed every year! By February the tiredness started to kick in, then one of the little kids would start putting all the reading skills together…such a joy to see the “ light” come on for them. There was one year, that was a year! I had 4 little boys that were a handful everyday, as I would leave for school my husband would say “ don’t let the boys win”… they never did! I loved teaching those eager kids….now some of the other stuff we teachers had to do not so much.

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Nicole Ritter's avatar

Since I'll get June and July off (we go back August 5 now) we are hanging on. Completed my last lecture yesterday! No amount of Doritos and Pepsi can propel me through April and May. For me, it's spring break that starts summer fever. The weather starts getting nice and it's so hard to focus!

I'll put planning aside for a week or two, but College Board has restructured AP Psychology, so I have to revamp ALL of my instructional material, and that's just one of these classes I teach!

But I cannot say I don't enjoy it, at all. Most days are fun. Some days are rotten, but the good outweigh the bad. I may need that reminder next April.

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