Summer’s flown too quickly, have to do lots in a jiffy
It is amazing to have a Summer, but you really do have to work during it if you want to have a good year the following year. I have not done this, and furthermore, I have to do some curriculum mapping, which is not going that well. I think it’s difficult to know how to pace if you’ve only taught for a year, and there is a new book this year. It’s going to end up being more of a guesswork guideline that will be changed with years of teaching.
I can’t believe how fast the Summer went. I had some very difficult times, including the sad news that my father has stage 4 cancer. I’m concerned about it affecting my ability to be present and balanced in the classroom. It all depends on how things go with him, as I guess it would whether I was a teacher or something else.
So here I am, cramming in planning and preparation at the end of the Summer. Do other teachers find the Summer flying way too fast?!