A long and carefree teacher’s vacation is a thing of the past

In the free month, teachers draw up a schedule and prepare for the exam

If there’s anything enviable about being a schoolteacher, it’s 56 days off. Many people think so. Although, in fact, for most teachers, vacation begins only in mid-July (and ends in early August). Yes, and “this holiday is not like a holiday.” And on vacation, teachers are overcome by various scheduler programs, courses and preparation for the exam. And also school administrators with various “tempting” offers.

“How did my very first day of vacation begin,” ironically a teacher from Perm, “if not from a letter from the deputy for academic work, of course! Unobtrusively offering cool guidance from a colleague who wants to spend more time with her kids. And for me, that means plus 14 hours for 5 thousand a month. And I didn’t have any personal life. Refused! Also on vacation, head teachers and deputies of directors like to send letters about new workloads, rates, and additional education. Psychologically, the calculation is that the teacher, softened from rest, thoughtlessly agrees.

“Colleagues, how to interest children in your subject – history? – the teacher from St. Petersburg is experiencing. – You have to learn a lot of things, work a lot. As a result, only 2-3 people from the class are interested in the subject, who will take the exam on it. The rest are indifferent.”

And someone, on the contrary, is frightened by the prospect of excessive popularity of the subject at the state exam. “I didn’t take the exam myself, I don’t have children. And suddenly 4 people report that in 2024 they will take the exam in English. How to be, how to prepare? .. “

Methods for maintaining lesson plans, good computer programs for planners and schedulers, and advanced training programs massively occupy the minds of teachers in mid-July. The topic of transition to a new job in another school with other, unknown rules is also very relevant.

– When I asked what dress code they have in the lyceum, they told me: “Intellectual restraint, as you understand it.” But I don’t understand!” – as a newcomer to school, a teacher of the Russian language from Siberia is afraid of the transition. Colleagues do not skimp on fashion advice: someone recommends a light top, a black pencil skirt below, someone immediately recommends the Shapoklyak style. But good advice is also heard: dress in smart casual or old money styles (on a teacher’s salary).

In general, the list of working vacation topics for the teaching community is inexhaustible. How is the experience of tutors considered? What is the best way to decorate a wall with state symbols at school or a red corner? Do you miss school holidays and often think about changing your profession? Or – how to organize a dynamic pause for first graders so that they do not kill each other …

And only modestly, in the backyards of teachers’ publics, vacation topics occasionally come across. What new books and films do you recommend, where to swim, where to go to see the architecture. “Colleagues, I’m going with the children (I’m flying to Kaliningrad) for three days. Tell me what to see in your city?

– Indeed, the myths about teachers’ holidays are greatly exaggerated, – says the head teacher of the Moscow school, primary school teacher Lidia Leonidova. “Perhaps we have more vacation than an office worker. But even on vacation, we often have to work and think about work, shovel through a bunch of methodological literature. And not just the leadership team. For example, I am very happy if I can go on vacation to the dacha for a whole week. And if for two weeks – generally happiness. My vacation usually officially starts on the 20th of July. And on August 12 (this year from 14) I am already working again, preparing the school for the new academic year.

Therefore, the strange proposal of sociologists to reduce the period of summer holidays in the Russian Federation in order to reduce child injuries will also hurt teachers. Teachers will lose, probably, the main bonus of the year – although filled with worries and worries about future studies, but still a month’s vacation.