Comments on: I Don’t Hate School, I Just Love Summer.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:32 +0000

I was just considering how amazing it is that we get paid to show up in the summer and live the dream of wandering the newly-waxed floors without the scuffs of childrens’ shoes or the gripes of a faculty member coming from around the corner, actually crossing off things on those to-do lists, and 3:00 golf outings with colleagues.
I agree we need to celebrate the beauty of this profession! (And not just for the reasons I listed above or because you get to wear shorts).
This job is brilliant!

By: Joseph Levno

Joseph Levno — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:25:55 +0000

Love your sense of humor! You’re on my blogroll… it’s hard to imagine anyone with an ounce of common sense (and another ounce of good humor) who wouldn’t enjoy your blog posts. Amen to this (meaning school administratorship) being the best job in the world. Teaching comes pretty close. I would add that being an INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR is even better… amazing fringe benefits, huge savings potential in many places (due to low costs of living in underdeveloped countries), new cultures to interact with, service projects for some of the most needy in the world, amazing golf courses, longer Christmas holidays, SUMMER VACATIONS close to some of the most beautiful areas of the world… the list goes on!

By: Asst. Principal

Asst. Principal — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:44:21 +0000

Good work.

This should help new principals – and they need all the help they can get.

By: Deven Black

Deven Black — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:34:08 +0000

I’m with you, too, even though I spend a lot of time finding resources, learning new curricula, planning units, reflecting on the prior year and discussing teaching with my PLN colleagues on Twitter.

All of that, perhaps with the exception of the Twitter/PLN thing, is part of my job, the part there isn’t enough time to do as competently during the school year, so I don’t feel the slightest bit of guilt that I do this work in shorts and sandals and, when working at home, outside on my front porch, sometimes at night because I’ve spent the day having other kinds of fun.

I tell my students that being a teacher is a fantastic job and that — unlike some of my colleagues — I’ve done lots of other challenging job and have a frame of reference.

Enjoy the rest of your summer; I’m surely enjoying mine.

By: Maryann Molishus

Maryann Molishus — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:16:56 +0000

I love the summer parts of summer. But I also love the teachery things (I just made that up) I do in the summer that I can’t get to as much as I want during the school year, like reading, reflecting, planning and changing my plans, browsing through projects and Web sites that I want to include, attending professional events, conducting professional development events, etc. Hey, wait a minute–was I “off this summer”???

By: Lisa Parisi

Lisa Parisi — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:05:13 +0000

I’m with you. I love my job but really love summer. Even if I spend some of summer time reading educational (or not so educational) blogs like yours. I do believe summer might be the best part of the job.