Teachers get too many holidays. How many times have I heard that one? I don’t even care to count. Worse, I’ve heard it from people who are a part of my life when complaining about having to sort out what to do with their children on pupil free days. The ire these days cause, you’d think we were sitting by the hotel pool sipping cocktails, laughing about how we’ve tricked everyone into giving us another day off. Or the other argument I’ve heard, “Can’t you do your job properly during the term?” I don’t want to start ‘that’ argument, but I do want to ask some questions about how we teachers can work smart and look after ourselves a little better. You see, the thing about holidays is that I look at them as a chance to finally get some work done. And I know that I’m not alone. When I started teaching, I worked until 11pm to midnight most weeknights just to survive. There are plenty of articles out there depicting the alarming statistics when it comes to teacher burn-out and ... Continue Reading...