"A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder." ~Susan Orlean
The other day a friend emailed asking if I took January off from my blog. I hadn't intentionally planned that, but clearly, it happened. After my vague excuse, he jokingly retorted with words like PJs, Lazy Boy, and back to reality. I laughed! Let me add, he was my Principal for the first half of my teaching career. Now we're both retired educators. In retirement, he pursued photography and shares many beautiful nature shots. He's got a good eye for impressive pictures. As I pondered our email conversation and blog topic options, chatter of snowstorms heading our way caught my attention. Sunday evening television stations started scrolling schools closed Monday due to weather. Truthfully, I still get excited for teachers and students when schools get snow days. Fast forward to 2020 and beyond. Much of education happens remotely. We've heard debates and stances for no need for snow days since students and teachers can just go into remote mode if getting to school was not safe due to weather. Some administrators announced they were not going to get rid of snow days; others planned to banish snow days as unnecessary in this new modern era. Have these administrators and powers that be forgotten the excitement of those unexpected days off school, either as a student or as teachers in a classroom? Really, who hasn't relished a snow day, or even done a snow dance? Many have considered snow days as mental health days. A report from WRAL-Durham shared that Millie Rosen, a teacher at Durham School of the Arts in North Carolina, called snow days "magical days" for both students and teachers. Well said! Snow days remain in my mind as one of those unexpected blessings and wonders that "literally and figuratively falls from the sky!"
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Ronald Brown
2/1/2021 07:59:44 pm
It would be impossible to find a local educator that has not done the "snow dance." However, I believe today should have been named something else, as there wasn't enough snow to cancel in my mind. I do understand that teachers are pressured with dealing with both classroom learning and virtual. Yet, I couldn't see a day off due to snow, today. I laugh when Lordstown calls off because this Village has an outstanding street department that does not allow snow to accumulate. They should never cancel. I bet you are in your PJ's when your read this. .
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2/2/2021 02:15:44 pm
Not in PJs, not in Lazy Boy (even though we don't have one), and guess the back to reality thing is subjective. LOL
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Kimberly Pierson
2/1/2021 08:36:42 pm
Even though I am no longer teaching (at least at school), I was happy and excited for my teacher friends today. Snow days are and will always be the best!
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2/2/2021 02:18:09 pm
Yep! And trust me, Kim, that Snow Day feeling continues on and on! Enjoy each one in your retirement! (o:
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Dina
2/17/2021 09:49:18 am
Snow days “are magical” and a much needed break, both physically, and mentally for teachers and students as well! Although I am not an educator, I too, do the snow dance, if even in my head, and feel that same JOY as I did when I was a child, for educators and students! Love your blog!!! Thank You for all you have done and continue to do for our children AND adults Mrs. Boucher!!
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