
Originally Posted by
Veronica
Every time I get summoned I've asked to defer it until I'm on break. Lesson plans are a PITA, especially when you don't know how long you'll be out. And then there don't seem to be any cases during my vacations.
Other teachers think I'm weird 'cause I'd rather do it when I'm on vacation.
Veronica
No, I've done that too--defer till summer. Ugh. Why would I want to do it during the school year?? It just means my work piles up, with the same deadlines to meet but much less time. Blech!
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks