Last day of school today. I was thinking about how school has played - and continues to play - a major role in my life. I have been in a school mode for many years of my life - and that doesn't count my kids' school experiences. I went to public school for 12 years. I went to college for a B.A. for 5 years. I did 2 years of graduate school. I spent about 5 years getting a teaching credential - while I taught school on an emergency credential. After subbing for 4 years, I have been teaching for 16 years.
When I think about our kids, the years really add up. 6 kids who went through 12 years each of public school. 5 kids with bachelor's degrees at about 4 years each. 3 kids with master's degrees at 2 or 3 years apiece.
Now we are also involved with our grandchildren and their school experiences. And I haven't even counted Harry's "school years!"
When school is part of your daily life, summer vacation is too!! That's the plus in the equation. School is out - this last week was wearing - I had been gone for 2 days, and there was lots of work that needed to be done before I could sign off and turn in my keys! But I got the work done - and even left school today at 4 - but school had ended at 11:30, so I had a few hours.
Every year I plan to use the "packing up" time to sort and purge and streamline things in the classroom. And every year I reach the point where I just start stuffing things into cupboards!!
So August will find me having to do more sorting than I'd like to. But until then I will just function in vacation mode!!
(I was noting that for an activity that really consumes a lot of my life, I really don't have very many "school" photos!)
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