Although the middle of January generally marks the half year point in most schools, coming back from Christmas Break feels so much like the mid-way point. It isn't.
Additionally, the mid-winter to mid-spring time also feels like the toughest slog during the school year to me, especially February, which has to be the cruelest month of the year.
Over the last ten years or so as an educator, now being an administrator with hiring and firing decision-making, this time of the year is the most nerve-wracking. Yet, nothing compares with the unexpected loss. Seven years ago, I lost my first student at a school to suicide, which is the toughest blow of all. Losing a child to his or her own hand is devastating, which acts in a way to pull one's mind always back to that day.
I'm interested in other people's experiences of the ebb and flow of the school year. If you have a favorite time of the year or least favorite, please comment below.
