One of the most well-known benefits of being a teacher is that we "get the summer off." Before becoming a teacher I thought the same thing. Work for 10 months, take 2 months to do whatever I want. It's funny, those 2 months seem to fly by and are usually not filled with "whatever I want." In reality, many teachers most likely experience the same thing and don't stop working during the summer. Even if we don't actively plan, prep, or organize something for next year, we are constantly thinking about what just happened and where we want to go next.
This year I have more plans for next year than I have in the past and I will have to devote some of my time to that soon - just not for a few more days. When school ended for me on June 24th, I made a decision to not worry about anything for the rest of the month. This idea turned out to be a success! I thought about some things, but did not act on anything specific and with a little more than one day of forced rest left, I spent a little time tonight building a summer reading list and writing this post.
In the week since school ended, I was able to go to CrossFit 4 times, ran once, had 3 Daddy-Baby days, spent a day at the pool, went to Sesame Place twice and just enjoyed the company of my wife and daughter without distractions. This past week has reminded me all of the things I want to be able to do during the school year and not just during the summer. I have to get better at planning and organizing and grading and contacting parents so that I can experience this past week all year long.
Although July is right around the corner and we still have two more trips planned for the near future, taking the rest of June off was definitely what I needed and leaves me ready to go on Monday. Bring it on!!
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