Wal-Mart and probably other retailers have started putting out school supplies and lists provided by the schools, which means Aug. 24 is just around the corner. Maybe by having chidren start to think earlier about going back to school, they may retain a little more of what they were taught in the spring seemster of 2009.Maybe not, but if it works, we may be seeing school supplies starting to show up earlier and earlier -- kind of like Christms season creep, only for educators.
Of course, no matter how loudly children may whine about having to think about going back to school, I think educators can whine louder and longer.
Some may not get any vacation whatsoever, with summer school starting three days after the end of the school year, continuing education classes and workshops, and preparations to make their classrooms a more inviting learnng environment. And this year teachers are required to be in their classrooms two weeks before the start of school.
Who said teachers get the whole summer off?