Tag: holidays
Welcome back to a new year.
For those of us the the Southern Hemisphere it is currently the fifth week of our six week summer holidays and for me that means my thoughts are gradually returning to life in the classroom. In ten days time I will once again be opening my classroom to a new group of students. They will […]
In praise of holidays
There is no doubt about it, one of the few perks of being a teacher is the holidays. I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear ‘you’re so lucky to have such long holidays’ I think to myself, yes you’re right I do, but boy do I earn them. I look forward to the […]
Connecting in the holidays
It’s the holidays here in Sydney a much needed time of rest and relaxation. A time to recharge ones internal batteries and prepare for next term. Teachers are much maligned in the popular press for the holidays we get. We know though that without these breaks we would not survive for long. I actually have […]