My last post was on December 1st. My last day of the semester was December 16th. And then I did not do anything school-related until January 11th, and did not have my first class of the semester until January 18th. I waited to blog again until today.
What I did was take a break! I didn't check Twitter 10x a day to see what new educational resources were being shared, I didn't read all the teachers' blogs I regularly read, and I didn't prepare lessons or grade papers.
Teachers know how important the time off is between semesters, during holidays, and over summer. It gives us a chance to gain perspective, take a breath, get some sleep, and pull out from under our piles (real and virtual) of student work. Then we come back refreshed, ready and excited.
I met the students in my new class Wednesday. They were as all students are on the first day of class: nervous, shy, worried, and full of questions. I was ready for them. Because I took that break!
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