So, this is the end of the semester. I have a ton of grading left to accomplish before the weekend is out and probably need a few days more to really decompress ad disconnect from the semester, but it is in fact over. I learned a lot. A few great talks with colleagues helped me to put the whole thing in perspective. Being a teacher can be a lot like being a poker player. Every semester you are dealt a new hand and you have no way of knowing what is going to be in that hand. Try as you might, it is very difficult to be successful with every hand. The results vary and when you merge your skill with what is provided, things can go very well for you. On the other hand, if you let the cards be all that creates the game, you’re in for a rough one.
I had a rough one.
That’s over now and I can look towards a year where I am trying to put myself in the best possible position. I’m happy and relatively healthy and actually losing weight on occasion. Tomorrow is the last day of soccer games, football is largely behind me for a few months (unless I can field a team for the San Diego Nationals) and I’m not coaching basketball. That part of my life is wrapped and bagged for a spell, and instead it is all about the words.
Expect an uptick in word count as my brain focuses fully on the writing career. That, a few online classes, and Minecraft are the only ‘work’ I plan to do this summer.