The idea of going through another TAKS season is vomit-inducing. I went running for the first time in three months yesterday, and it was a nice way to celebrate the end of a very stressful and unhealthy period in my life (candy drawer, I am locking you!). And today I started my first long-term project with the kids–they’re planning their own international vacation and using their fancy math skills to budget and plan the trip. THEY LOVE IT. They had no idea what continent Barcelona was in, and asked if Tokyo was in North America. Oh, achievement gap, you rascal.
I only have two sleepless Sunday nights ahead of me, and I have an entire Summer just waiting around the corner. I’ll be teaching a Summer Bridge class to incoming sixth graders for two weeks, and in July I’m going to Israel on TFA’s tab (I’m travelling with 40 other corps members to study the education system!). And hopefully I’ll be able to finish the stack of books on my nightstand and catch up on current events (swine flu, anyone?). I’m so exhausted, but at least I had a good school year. I don’t know if I have it in me to continue teaching after my two year committment, but I can imagine that life as a seasoned second year corps member is a lot more doable than this year has been. We’ll see.
