Summer Time

It is the most wonderful time of the year (okay, maybe the second most wonderful time of the year)...none the less, summer break is here! I always get so excited once May hits because I know the month will fly by and school will be out. However, there are so many more emotions that go into the closing of each year.

As a special education teacher, I generally teach my students for three years in a row seeing them two hours a day. Naturally, during this time, I become very close and attached to them (even the ones that drive me crazy). So, EVERY SINGLE YEAR as the buses are pulling out on that final day in May blowing their horns nonstop (and, it is a beautiful sound might I add), I ALWAYS get emotional and cry. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that my students (my 8th graders) have progressed and are moving up to the high school, but it makes me very sad that I won't see them much from this point on. I can't really describe in words the way I feel during this time of year, because I am so excited to have the summer off and to spend lots of quality time with my family. I guess one word to sum it up is bittersweet.