Closing the Year in Education
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas
As the year comes to a close, we, as educators, should take the time to look back and reflect on all that has taken place and has been achieved with our students, in our classrooms, and throughout our schools.
January-June (Last Year's Class)
Last Year's class was with us for the first half of the year. We help to guide them as they concluded their school year, and prepared to move on to their next grade level. We did our best to accommodate the learning needs of each of our students, and gave as much of our time as we could to ensure that every student in our classroom received the most excellent of education so that they may become successful learners for years to come.
July-August (Summer Time)
Summer time is not a stoppage of education, but rather a break for both students and educators to transition into the next educational year. Summer time presents a time for students to catch up to grade level if they have fallen behind, or to get ahead if they have demonstrated the knowledge needed to pursuit further education. For educators it is a time for lesson planning and adjustment, as well as thoroughly thinking about the responsibilities we have as educators and the role we have in the education of our students.
September-December (Next Year's Class)
Next Year's Class is with us now, and we have done our best to be prepared in order to meet the needs that each of our students will have. As the year comes to a close, it is once again time to regroup and refocus our attention toward our students, so that they may become successful learners in the year to come as they prepare to advance to the next learning level in school.
We have reached the end of another year as educators. As we look back and reflect on the accomplishments that have been made possible, let us keep looking forward toward the next class of students. They are going to become the future of education throughout our nation.
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