Holidays!!!

As the weekend approaches I think of how wonderful it will be to have a teachers schedule. I look forward to being off every weekend, holiday, snow day, etc... I know that I will be working on stuff for school from home but the idea of working 198 days a year is fabulous. Some people think that it's so easy to be a teacher and they are so lucky to have summers and holidays off. What I want to ask them is.. could you handle being around children whom you are trying to encourage, love, and teach monday through friday from 8 till 5? I think not! Teachers need a break so that they don't get discouraged. I know that while in the middle of the semester I always look forward to having a break from school work. However, I am ususally rejuevenated and ready for the next semester to start when time comes around. I hope that this cycle will continue when I start teaching. I know each year I will be eager for school to start and end:)