It’s our first week back after the Christmas holidays,  and you’d think that we’d  be all refreshed and ready to get back to the classroom.   You’d think that,  but you’d be wrong.

Most of the students in  my classes can’t seem to get back into the groove of school. They just seem to sit there and let everything wash over them.  I’m not sure why.  I was talking to a colleague about this, and he suggested it might be the winter blahs. I think it’s too early for  the winter blahs. That usually happens in late  February. I’m thinking  they haven’t recovered from the Christmas holidays, staying up really late and sleeping in.  I’m  wondering if I’ve recovered from the Christmas holidays  when life wasn’t regulated by bells every 75 minutes, and I could actually have some peace and quiet.

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4 Responses to “Is it too early for the winter blahs?”

  1. Anthony on January 8th, 2009 8:51 am

    Winter blahs, yeah I got’em when is Spring? No matter how much sleep I get I am always tired. The kids look more adjusted than me. Maybe now is the time to challenge them to wake them up

  2. Elona Hartjes on January 8th, 2009 4:07 pm

    Anthony,
    Today was much better. It was sunny and bright. Everyone seemed more awake, including me.

  3. dkzody on January 9th, 2009 3:51 pm

    Today is the last day of our holiday break. We got 23 days away from school so I am hoping everyone will return well rested. Of course, since the kids have been gone so long, I will have to retrain!

  4. Elona Hartjes on January 9th, 2009 4:15 pm

    DKzody,
    Wow, 23 days away from school. That’s great. Good luck with the retraining. I hope it’s relatively painless.

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