Schools out... for summer!

It officially happened yesterday but today was the first day of summer...

Flash back to the first day of school...

This year's school year ended in a way I don't think any of us saw coming.... Who would have thought they would spend the last quarter of school doing online assignments, tuning into Zoom meetings like their parents and having to share computers and fight over internet spotty service just to "do school"  It was definitely not how any of us perceived we would spend our spring.

Here are a few things we learned:

• Mom is definitely not cut out out to be a stay-at-home teacher
• Mom is definitely sub-par when it comes to being a "nice teacher"
• Mom's expectations are too high (or maybe their expectations are too low) we differ on how to view this lesson
• The kids will never complain about "going to school" again
• Teachers deserve more money, more resources, and a declaration of "sainthood" in my opinion.  My one room school house of 5 was super chaotic... I can't imagine class sizes of 30 plus!
• Teacher's definitely deserve their summers off!
• School is about learning and so much more... like social time, friends, activities and more.  The kids miss their friends, and simple activities we took for granted... PE, library, art and music.  

And so many more lessons.  

Last day of school.

While we have no idea what school will look like in the fall, we give thanks that our children have access to education based programs, have food at home and are safe.  We recognize that for some children, school was the only place in their life where they had these basic necessities and while I joke that "home school" was hard, truth be told, we all did just fine.

For those kids at home with worries about where their next meal will come, afraid for what their lives look like and a lack of basic things like books... my heart is filled with ache.  My mind spins at night when I should sleep about how to help.  I pray their worries will turn into answered prayers and that normalcy and safety, learning and fun will return to their lives very soon.

Until next time,

Angie