There are many people, not in the teaching profession, who counter tales of woe from the education trenches with the phrase, “Yeah, but you get the Summers off!” to which many reply, “If you were a teacher you’d know that there is never a real Summer off.”
Well, for me, this Summer, it is real. Aside from a handful of week long gigs, I’m taking it easy until school starts up again. What am I doing with my time? I’m gardening, raising more praying mantids, unpacking my new apartment, and taking a family trip in August. In the art world, I’m taking a figure drawing class, and will be painting and scheming ways to get my artwork shown around the Boston area. I’m looking forward to planning next year’s curriculum with my music teacher buddy, especially our super secret ukulele unit! It took about two weeks to finally feel like I wasn’t playing hooky, but now I am blissed out from the free time I have. I am living the dream.
Teachers, if you take a Summer vacation, what do you do with your time? If you don’t, what keeps you working?
