WEEK 36: Teaching when it's nice out

Spring is finally here, and it has understandably affected students' motivation to learn and teachers' motivation to teach. We all remember back in the day when spring hit and the last place you wanted to be was sitting in a desk inside a big brick building. It makes it even harder when we're now 160 days into the school year and have been going full force for 8.5 months. Everyone - students and teachers alike - are worn out, and the weather outside is enticing.

So last week I brought my kids outside to work one day. Then, every day after that, when I said no to going outside, the kids were very upset. The kids (and I) want so badly to be able to enjoy the nice weather, but our system doesn't always allow it. I'll probably be bringing the kids out again this week, especially since the weather will be in the 70s most of the week.

16 days of school left! And counting...

Hours for week 36:

Day	Date	Start	End	Total Hours
Sun	5/5/2013	11:30 AM	1:15 PM	1.75
		7:00 PM	8:30 PM	1.5
M	5/6/2013	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1
		12:45 PM	1:30 PM	0.75
		3:00 PM	4:30 PM	1.5
		8:30 PM	9:30 PM	1
T	5/7/2013	8:00 AM	5:00 PM	9
W	5/8/2013	7:45 AM	5:00 PM	9.25
		8:15 PM	10:30 PM	2.25
Th	5/9/2013	7:15 AM	3:30 PM	8.25
F	5/10/2013	7:45 AM	3:15 PM	7.5
Sat	5/11/2013	11:30 AM	2:00 PM	2.5
	Total			46.25