You have to be a crazy person or a teacher to think that February break is a good idea. Well, regrettably, I am not a teacher and although some may argue I am a crazy lady, I stand firm behind my conviction that I am 80% sane at any given time. I may have my crazy days (this whole week included in that count), but I have to say that a week of no school during this long, cold, blah month --on the heels of winter break and too close for comfort to spring break--is simply not a well thought out plan. God knows who/how/when it really originated (some blame the energy crisis in 1970s) but it is now 2010 and time to end this madness! It disrupts continuity in learning and leaves working parents scrambling to find coverage and at-home parents just simply exhausted, disoriented and burning through cash to fill up those too cold and too blah February days. I refuse to go to any child-centric place this week because I know it will be an absolute zoo and petri dish (the last thing I need is another germ in this house!). So, we have been taking trips to Wegmans and Target and BJ's--we will probably hit up the library and Blockbuster or RedBox a few times before the week is out. We have baked cookies, cleaned out the play area and bedrooms. We did some crafts, invested in new playdoh, have cycled through almost every board game and have read a lot of books. The kids have been playing (tormenting) each other and have professed their utter boredom, oh, perhaps, 10 thousand times, and I have not had a moments peace.
Perhaps if you have one child or can go on a great vacation somewhere warm you might also be a fan of this week...but I would venture to guess we are all ready for school to start up by Wednesday! Today, I bribed good behavior in Wegmans with the promise of a scratch ticket each...Anna won $1...and then cried when the lady looked at me in horror when I let her try to cash it in...apparently there are laws about children cahing in scratch tickets!! Seriously, I am done with it. It is Tuesday and I am exhausted...period...the end....
You must be saying to yourself by this point, this is soo not a blog about something she likes...but oh my friends, it soo is. More than ever before, I like kindergarten teachers. How they are able to keep up with the boundless energy of 5 and six year olds is a mystery unto itself...add in the additional tasks of discipline, keeping them engaged and actually succeeding in having them learn something is nothing less than amazing. Kindergarten teachers, my hat is off to you this week! I am truly grateful for all that you do and all that you are...you are truly special people! I hope that you are resting up this week, maybe in some exotic locale, sipping cocktails poolside while finalizing lesson plans for next week...you so deserve it! But be prepared, I give you fair warning, my kids will be geared up and ready to go...first at the bus line bright and early on Monday morning...as I am sure they will be as ready to get back as I will be to kiss their precious little heads and wave as they smile at me out the bus window...and then I will collapse and say a little prayer of thanks for kindergarten teachers!!
Things I Like...KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS!!!!
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