Posted by
Steve on Monday, July 24, 2006 4:30:37 PM
This is the beginning of my summer break. I have a month off to enjoy not teaching. Of course, I also do not get paid, but it is still enriching. The problem is my granddaughter started school today for the fall semester. She is starting second grade.
There has to be something wrong. I finally get some time off and she is back to school. We did not get a chance to have any real summer vacation. She ended the regular school year on Wednesday of my first week of summer school. Schools used to be more synchronized in their schedules. The school my granddaughter attends is on an extended year calendar. They go to school for 9 weeks and have 2 weeks off. They go for 9 more weeks and have Christmas break off. After the new year, they start school and go 9 weeks and have two weeks off. One of those is the week my college has for spring break. They then finish up with 9 more weeks.The school year goes from the end of July until the beginning of June.
If her schedule matched mine better, we could take some trips away from Arizona. Right now, we are limited to spending time together around the house and in the Phoenix area. While that is fun, it would be nice to get away. We got away for spring break last year and had a blast going to Sea World in San Diego and then visiting my Mother and Brother in Los Angeles.
My wife is cleaning out her office today. She starts her sabbatical this year. They will pay her to attend school for a year updating her skills. That will be fun for her and stress reducing for her also. She can take classes that sound interesting. The reduced workload will be a stress reducer. She works too much. But, is probably one of the best microbiology teachers in the Phoenix metropolitan area and probably the State of Arizona as well.