Summer Mindset: Unwind to Rewind

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 ~ wordancerblog ~ 10 Comments

After this spring of remote learning, I’ve found that I need summer even more. I need that time to unwind to rewind.

10 responses to “Summer Mindset: Unwind to Rewind”

Terje

June 18, 2020

I can relate to the yearning of summer, to the natural need to rest after the school year, the difficulty of switching off the school mindset. I hope your summer will give you positive surprises and moments of awe and plenty of time to just be in the now.

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Julie

June 18, 2020

You are so right about teacher mindset vs. summer mindset. I’m finally sinking into the reality of summer too, and it is wonderful. Your pictures are gorgeous. Enjoy the summer!

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Tammy Mulligan

June 18, 2020

My family spent years at my in-laws’ beach bungalow near Point Pleasant in New Jersey. Your post brought me back there and the “gritty beauty” of the boardwalk. I wish you a wonderful and restful summer.

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MaryHelen

June 18, 2020

I was nodding in agreement while reading your post. We do live with school mindset for so long and summer does allow us that time to reflect. Your pictures are delightful. It makes me think of beauty around us.

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crushlevine

June 19, 2020

I am enamored with the images you posted! So colorful! I see why they gave you pause. Your post is a reminder of the power of images to trigger memory. What a lovely way to “travel!”

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drcoachwrites

June 19, 2020

The vivid colors of your photos drew me in, and I found myself studying their composition. They echo – perhaps scream – SUMMER! Summer is such an important time for all of us as we make our ways outdoors and interact with people we typically don’t see throughout the year. With longer days, we find time to relax a little more.

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drcoachwrites

June 19, 2020

One more thought… I read your blog shortly after having a conversation with a few colleagues about summer. As educators, we use the few months to reflect, to plan, to dream. Because we moved online, it seems, at least at our institution, that administration has forgotten we are on summer vacation – calling important meetings. So many need to step away from obligations so they can be the best educators they can be when they step back into the classroom in the fall.

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Judy Curtiss

June 20, 2020

Enjoy your summer – rewind, relax and enjoy everything that surrounds you.

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Ruth Ayres

June 20, 2020

Your images! I want to print them and look at them again and again to figure out why they make me feel summer.

I’ve always taken summer seriously — downtime and unplugging and saying YES! to whatever random thing the kids and I want to do. Over the years, as my job evolved, I’ve found work creeping in to summer. This year many professional duties were cleared. However, I still have Choice Literacy to attend to, and I’m finding myself having a difficult time not knowing how to work and still take summer seriously.

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wordancerblog

June 20, 2020

Thanks Ruth! Did you get to read my post – Remember?

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