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Last Day of School

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL No more initiative to lack Young voices no longer call me back End of term My clock is ticking The last minutes in this classroom Tidy up the debris myself Books not fully arranged on shelf Half-eaten chocolate bar Unfinished game of dominoes Math project incomplete Talk of spelling and grammar Irrelevant now after the drama My chalk marks are easily erased Switch off lights - last thing. Then the long silence

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Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/30/2014 9:34:00 PM

i know exactly the feeling and you've expressed it so well here! i loved teaching for all the years i taught but surprisingly (to myself), i don't miss it at all.

Kika Ayala

Date: 6/30/2014 12:15:00 PM

Hi Sidney, I can imagine the relief you are feeling! This is such a great clever write about the end of semester. Enjoy the time off, my friend! You'll have a new bunch to deal with in the new school year:-)

Sidney Beck
Date: 6/30/2014 12:50:00 PM

thank you very much for your kind support...regards Syd