April 2019
It’s that time of year again. The weather is changing daily. We can not decide whether it is time to trade in our pants for shorts or whether to bundle up daily. The grass is growing, but it is fighting its way through an invading army of dandelions. Summer is just on the horizon and that makes focusing on the daily routine difficult. That is right, it is almost Spring Break.
As a child I loved spring break because it was a time for staying home. Winter break was filled with road trips to see family in far off lands. The baseball season had not started yet and basketball was a distant memory which meant there were no games pulling us away from home. At times we were home so much if felt suffocating, but we were together.
As a teacher, I love Spring Break because there are usually very few school breaks between winter break and spring break. We look to that week as the final chance to recharge our batteries before the barren wasteland that is state testing season. As I look down my hallways the need for Spring Break is written on the faces of every student and every teacher I pass by. The week before seems to drag on into eternity as we all count the seconds until we are released for that blessed week of nothingness.
As a parent, I find Spring Break off-putting. On the one hand my children are so lacking in sleep they are practically goofy by this point of the school year. On the other hand, very little sleep is predicted over the week with things like trips to grandma’s house and birthday parties on the horizon. The water is too cold to do much of anything at the lake, but it is warm enough outside to consider it.
Personally, this Spring Break is welcomed in my world. Having started graduate school in the spring I need to clear my mind of all the various stressors that are clouding it. I am hoping to do anything but think about what is coming up in work, school, and life and simply enjoy a week with my family.
Enjoy Spring Break. Take in all the free time and down time you can. Do not think of what is to come. The future will come soon enough.
--- R. Tyler Horner
R. Tyler Horner is a Masters studnet in the College of Education and Human Development
As a child I loved spring break because it was a time for staying home. Winter break was filled with road trips to see family in far off lands. The baseball season had not started yet and basketball was a distant memory which meant there were no games pulling us away from home. At times we were home so much if felt suffocating, but we were together.
As a teacher, I love Spring Break because there are usually very few school breaks between winter break and spring break. We look to that week as the final chance to recharge our batteries before the barren wasteland that is state testing season. As I look down my hallways the need for Spring Break is written on the faces of every student and every teacher I pass by. The week before seems to drag on into eternity as we all count the seconds until we are released for that blessed week of nothingness.
As a parent, I find Spring Break off-putting. On the one hand my children are so lacking in sleep they are practically goofy by this point of the school year. On the other hand, very little sleep is predicted over the week with things like trips to grandma’s house and birthday parties on the horizon. The water is too cold to do much of anything at the lake, but it is warm enough outside to consider it.
Personally, this Spring Break is welcomed in my world. Having started graduate school in the spring I need to clear my mind of all the various stressors that are clouding it. I am hoping to do anything but think about what is coming up in work, school, and life and simply enjoy a week with my family.
Enjoy Spring Break. Take in all the free time and down time you can. Do not think of what is to come. The future will come soon enough.
--- R. Tyler Horner
R. Tyler Horner is a Masters studnet in the College of Education and Human Development