With the Class of 2015 just out of the door for the last time, it's already time to start thinking about next year. With June upon us and the new class officers in place, we had our year-in-review gathering for the Juniors and started getting the pieces in motion for next year's homecoming. It almost seems irreverent in some cases to be moving on so quickly...but I have a feeling most of the graduating seniors have already emotionally moved on, so it's time for us to do the same. I think that's one of the hardest part of teaching all seniors; just when they're finally at the place you've been pushing them towards all year, they don't (and shouldn't) look back.
While having summers off as a teacher is a excellent idea, there's always a sense of urgency that gets lost. Even now, I have a ton of ideas for making next year even better...yet I know by the time I show up in August I'll just be happy to keep the status quo going. It'd almost be better if we could just take a two week break and then jump right back into it. Then we wouldn't have the awkward "reset" time period when we all return. The transition is always one of the hardest points.
With that, there's just one more day until the class of 2015 is graduated. I'll have tomorrow's entry written just for them.
While having summers off as a teacher is a excellent idea, there's always a sense of urgency that gets lost. Even now, I have a ton of ideas for making next year even better...yet I know by the time I show up in August I'll just be happy to keep the status quo going. It'd almost be better if we could just take a two week break and then jump right back into it. Then we wouldn't have the awkward "reset" time period when we all return. The transition is always one of the hardest points.
With that, there's just one more day until the class of 2015 is graduated. I'll have tomorrow's entry written just for them.
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