Now that the chaos, otherwise known as JUNE, is over I can concentrate my energies upon "refilling the well". I have willingly although sometimes snappishly worn myself out on behalf of my family and my students, and now it's time to replenish my spirit and my strength.
June, as all teachers can attest, is the month that saps one's resources more than any other. Year end trips, culminating activities, exam preparation, IEP meetings, graduations, proms, shopping expeditions for said prom and graduation dresses, packing up the classroom, exam supervision, report cards all contribute to the bittersweet emptying of what was, the previous September, a very deep, very wet well.
On the last day of school my inner well resembled that dry and dusty pit of despair as illustrated above. But the proms and graduations are over, the exams are marked, the report cards filled in, lockers are empty though still smelly and supplies are packed into boxes to await another September.
Let the refilling begin.
The refilling of my well began at about the same time that my daughter filled out her prom dress and struck a pose with her beau. She puts a smile on my face and joy in my heart.
Stay tuned for more wellfilling moments.........
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Filling the Well
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Love your accurate description of the end of the school year!! I know it SO well after 28 years! Taught as adjunct faculty for four years at a college and am now retired. I still miss being with children all day, however your apt reminder of the craziness made my heart sing a bit. I'm no longer doing it and you are in respite.
Hope you have a relaxing summer!
:)
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