Transition into Summer: Teachers’ Perspective
As teachers transition into summer, they balance restoration and questions about purpose.
- “I don’t have school tomorrow. Our school year is over. Summer has started. This year has been so hard. Professionally and personally. And with the quiet of summer, I am feeling the weight of it all. So yes, there is relief tonight. But also there’s a whole lot of healing needed.” —Elementary School ELA Teacher
- “Here’s a shout out to teachers and students who get depressed and super high anxiety when they don’t have the regular schedule that the school year provides.” —Spanish Teacher in Indiana
- “So true. First day of summer vacation and I’m a wreck. I feel like I have no purpose.” —ELA Teacher in Mississippi
- “All teachers a couple days after the school year ends on edge because they don’t have a 1,000 things to do every hour for 14 straight hours.” —Teacher in California
- “Summer is hard for me. Fighting the need to be productive. “ —Middle School Math Teacher in Ohio
- “Today was officially my first day home for the summer. I hate having to get use to not running on full. It takes me till about July until I feel comfortable. I’m not complaining believe me just not normal.” —Middle School Math Teacher in Iowa
- “Do any other teachers have plans for all the stuff you wanna do over the summer but you spend the bulk of June recovering from the school year that by the time you settle in to summer it’s July and it’s half over?” —Spanish Teacher in Georgia