End of the Year

The end of the year is always tough. There are so many things to do. Report cards, finishing up the last of the grading, organizing for summer and if you have a class in your classroom there's even more work to be done, returning materials to the library and tech lab, getting materials and IEP goals organized for students who have extended school year, and so on. And in between it all, you have to find time to teach. The reality, however, is that the kids get a lot of down time. It use to bother me, but then I realized it is probably a good way to ease them into a more relaxed schedule that they will have over summer. However, some students need structured time and do much better with it. I think it is true for many adults too. Basically, things are fun because of all the fun activities we are doing, but tough too as we get ready to say good-bye for the summer.