It's the night before the first day of school in 2008, and I'm irrationally worried that it's going to feel like the first day of school all over again.
Maybe if I hadn't had the best winter vacation in the whole world, it wouldn't be so hard to go back. But as it is, teaching feels like a dream: Did I really do that last year?
I left before the break feeling unexpectedly fond of my job, and now I find myself (not so unexpectedly) dreading my return.
I don't know if it's my position, my school, my colleagues or the profession altogether...but next year, something's going to have to change.
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well, you might be right about change... but keep in mind also that absolute horrified dread is pretty much completely normal for the day before school resumes after a vacation. trust me. in fact, I'm procrastinating now precisely because I'm too anxious to get anything useful done. and it's been 8 years. *sigh*
So glad you had a wonderful break! And it's only my fourth year, but I too hate returning to school after a vacation. :( But if you were fond of your job in DECEMBER!, that says great things about the rest of the year for you! Happy new year!
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