SCHOOL DAZE

Well, the end of the year is here. I cannot believe how quickly it seemed to fly by. However, my eyes know that it is the end of the year. After grading over 50 projects, plus finals and last minute work, I am exhausted, but wait, because now the real work begins with the planning of a new year in August. Four preps and another new teacher to mentor. Hurray for me.
I would just like to say to those people out there who like to criticize teachers for getting paid too much and having the summers off, you have no idea what you are talking about. I never feel like I have a few vacation. I have spent so many hours at Panera Bread grading papers that the staff now know me and practically greet me by name.
I am fortunate that I have a job and on most days really love what I am doing but I get real tired of the nay sayers. Why don't they pick on people like the CEOs of the big banks who got bailed out, received a bonus no matter that they didn't earn it, and are now sticking it to the little guy by wanting to go after our debit cards. What happened to helping us out!!! But no, people want to complain about teachers.
I digress. I really wanted to talk about this school year. I had some great kids. We accomplished a great deal and I think they enjoyed the work as much as I did. So thank you to all of you who helped me feel like what I did counted no matter what the nay sayers want to think about us. The truth is in the doing. How many lives have they impacted in a day, week or year. Put your money where it will do some good ----IMPACT a LIFE