I think most educators can agree that this has been just about the longest school year ever. I even switched schools mid-year, and it was still dragged on. Between on and off COVID restrictions, increasing bureaucracy, and student behavior spiraling out of control (in some cases), it's been a doozy.
And then we essentially ended the year with a school shooting in Texas. A shooting in which 19 children and 2 teachers died because our government (or parts of it) won't stand up and ban assault weapons.
I hope we can all take the summer to reflect and decide how we want to move forward.
For me personally, national news aside, the school year came to a solid conclusion. My team won field day (yay!), I read two good books, and I went to the Immersive Van Gogh exhibition, which was really fun. I've always been a fan of Van Gogh, and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has always been one of my favorites.
This summer I will be working part-time at the zoo and tutoring. I have also made it my personal mission to make more TikToks because I think they're funny. i am also going to spend the summer trying to do something with a book I have written about the state of our public education system. So if anyone works in or knows someone who works in the publishing world, hit me up.
Have a wonderful summer!
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| Book #1 |
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| Book #2 |
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| Van Gogh! |
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| More Van Gogh! |
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| The exhibition will soon be Van Gone. |
