I can’t even describe how nice it is to not have to worry about getting ready for school tomorrow. Around 3 o’clock I got a twinge, that panicky feeling about what I needed to get done. And then I remembered – no school! So I went back to reading my book.
That’s not to say I haven’t done anything for school. I’ve done a lot for math, like planning the fractions unit for Power Teaching and reworking a math vocabulary notebook to help kids take notes on the units we have left before the PSSA. But I haven’t graded any tests, and I think I have like six.
But for now I’m sleeping in, and reading, and writing, and watching TV…
AH! Yes, I read a novel two days ago. Isn’t it lovely to have that break? Teaching is a good profession, but stressful!!
Yes it certainly is! I am relishing it. I’ve read one grown-up book for me and four kid books for school. I read these books so far:
Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline (finished from earlier in the month)
Please Write in this Book by Lisa? Amato (I bought it this summer, and the kids have been passing it from one to the other, so I wanted to see why it is so popular. It’s cute.)
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff – awesome story!
The Giver by Lois Lowry – very thought provoking, like Brave New World for tweens
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson – she never fails to disappoint. I have her new children’s novel, Chains, on my to-be-read shelf. (This is one of her teen books, and even then I’d only recommend it for upper high school.)
I just read my chapter for our Ruby Payne book talk sometime in January, and ended up reading a few other chapters, too. This is her new book, Under-Resourced Learners: 8 Strategies to Boost Student Acheivement. I’m getting more frustrations than hints for what to do about my class, but I’ll keep reading.
I’m also checking out another Lisa Scottoline from the library.
I love to read! =)