I have worked my entire life in jobs that are "seasonal." They have a start and a finish, whether it was a 12-week summer swim season, a August-June office job in college, or now, in education, where, even when working 12 months, there is a finite start and finish to each school year.
I am the only member of my family who works in education, and this time of year, when all is shiny, bright and new it is easy to reflect on the advantages of this vocation.
Right now, all of the members of our school communities, from parents to students to teachers, gets a fresh start. Student have new supplies, new desks, new classrooms, teachers, routines, and hopes and dreams! Teachers, in the same way have a new set of expectations, goals, and hopes for the year. The woes of the end of the last year, and the ever-unfinished to-do lists are still sitting in the back of their minds, but have no been transformed into action plans to make this year the best year ever. All is shiny and bright- like the excitement of Christmas morning.
This is a time to reflect on this special attribute to our professions as a positive. It is truly unique and, just like the start of football season, last year's records and victories or losses are still brought up, it is a new season. We stand at the start of a wonderful year, full of expectations, excitement, and most of all, hope.
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