Transitioning
As we approach the close of the year, we prepare ourselves so we may transition from one year into another. We look back at where we were back in January, and review the journey we have gone through for almost twelve months. We picture ourselves with a new year to come, and a new slate upon which we can carve a new path. For those who are in education, the transition period includes our march toward the halfway mark of the school year.
Last year to now
From last year to now, our students have completed and advanced a grade level, our teachers have taught last year's class and welcome this years students, our lives have been changed, in different degrees, by the events and experiences which we have faced. There were summer plans, summer school, and summer camps during a break in which we we all preparing ourselves for the current academic year. Teacher lesson plans were reviewed, recycled, rejected, and/or reinstated into their lessons, and students matured and grew up as they moved up further in their educational paths.
Now to next year
From now to next year, our students would have completed this grade level, and be on their way on to their next one. Our teachers, having said farewell to this year's class, would be welcoming the next class of students entering their classrooms. We do not know with certainty were we will be, but we hope that it will be in good conditions, a better situation. We will do our best to anticipate the needs we may have, not just of our own, but for others as well. Students will continue onward with their education while being guided by their teachers.
Continuation
For now, both students and teachers are going on with the continuation of this school year. We are not quite at the halfway mark, but it will be here soon, and this transitioning period can be helpful in making adjustments to each others educational needs. This is a period of school time in which both great progress and terrible loss can occur. It is a time to become self-assessed and make sure that we are placing our collective efforts toward the betterment of our education.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
