Here we are, June 7th. Boy that came quick didn't it. Yes there were supposed to be more posts and there weren't. School happened and it will still happen for one more day on Monday, however, there will be no students and it will be a ghost building with people putting the finishing touches on packing up their rooms and people taking things home. I have a car full of stuff that I through in a basket and will keep here over the summer. Yesterday I officially transitioned my first graders into second graders and sent them on their way to three months of summer bliss (or camp or whatever they do). It still feels like a sad moment and not a happy one. One wasn't even there the last three days and so thank you for not even getting to have last day closure for that kiddo. It isn't really closure anyway! They go on, they keep learning, and I hope I sang and danced enough to create some memory or some tiny kernel of knowledge that will help them on their way. Between all of my unique students with their very diverse needs/backgrounds, I learned a bunch about adaptations and classroom management that I hope to take into August with me as I get to do this again next year.
This is the first summer without work for compensation since I began lifeguarding at 15. I am taking two grad classes through Wilkes online to begin my Reading Specialist degree program and so far it has not been too heavy. The past week with the overlap of last week of school, first week of grad school, getting things moving for Junior Silver Cornets this year, and week 2 of marathon training, I was a grumpy gopher. I am sorry for all of the snarky things I said especially to my husband when I was tired and overwhelmed and sore.
The first thing my grad classes have both had me do is be social which I am not sure they could do without because how else would you get all of these complete strangers to talk to each other in a productive academic way. But, honestly, I have a very hard time being real social so this online (read "fake") social is really hard for me. I wish I cared about these people's kids or hobbies or whatever, and while I managed quite well to do that during the PLS classes, this virtual community is so hard to get socially excited about. I have to get over it and put on my big girl pants about this but for a little bit I am going to complain.
At least I am balancing this weird grad experience out with kicking my own ass with legit two a day runs and getting ready for the Erie marathon. I am officially off the wait list and signed up so now I need to stick with the plan and keep myself motivated and going. I fell off this week's workouts Wednesday after a terrible day of school, but am getting myself back into it today. It is so much better than falling off mid-January and needing to get back into things when it is negative degrees outside. I am excited about the process of this again especially with a real schedule for doing things.
Oh, the dog is laying on my feet again. He is so charming when he is floppy and resting.
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