End of the Year Ramblings
The end of the year always brings mixed feelings. When I was in the classroom I was already looking ahead and planning for the new school year. I was usually one of the last teachers to leave for the summer. One year ended and it would be a new beginning. Now, I am in a job where I must walk away from whatever tasks are incomplete. They have to wait until I return to work in August. It feels different…never seem to finish, multitasking has taken on a new meaning.
This coming year will be more difficult due to budget cuts. Decisions are being made regarding salary, benefits, using in house staff before substitutes are hired. Spending per child is down statewide. Florida depends on sales tax revenue. No surprise that it is at an all time low. Even the lottery money that was supposedly going to help education amounts to about $5 per child.
A teacher popped her head in my office this afternoon and said, “thank you”. I said, “for what?” Her reply was “for always working so hard. I never see you slack off.” Compliments aren’t always easy to hear. That one made my day.
Leopard 10.5.3 will be released shortly. I cleaned 35 iBooks today and ran updates for Safari 3, Quicktime, 10.4.11. More to do tomorrow. The machines are 7 years old. Can’t replace them at this time. Must accept the things I can not change.
As Annie says, “the sun will come out tomorrow.”
