Summer? What Summer?: The Reality of Being a Teacher

By Chad W. Rook

Summer? What Summer? The Reality of Being a Teacher A hilarious, painfully honest journey from "back to school" to "bring on the break." The calendar says summer is over--but was it ever really a break? In Summer? What Summer? , Chad takes readers on a brutally funny, eye-opening ride through the first half of the school year--starting with the chaos of pre-service week and ending just in time for that long-awaited Christmas break. Spoiler alert: it's not just pencils and planners. It's exhaustion, expectation, and a whole lot of diet soda. From decorating classrooms in 100-degree heat to juggling lesson plans, staff meetings, parent emails, and school picture day meltdowns--while still being a mom, a wife, and a barely-functioning adult--this book captures the real life of a teacher in survival mode. Inside, you'll laugh, sigh, and relate to stories like: "Back-to-School Night and Other Forms of Torture" "My Classroom Smells Like Crayons and Desperation" "The Halloween Sugar Crash" "Grading Papers During Thanksgiving Dinner" "Surviving December One Spirit Day at a Time" This book is for every teacher who's ever said "I love my job, but I'm tired," for every parent who's curious what teachers really go through, and for anyone who's ever assumed educators coast until Christmas. Because for teachers, the first semester is a marathon--and the finish line is Christmas Break.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5LZXJ61
• ISBN13: 9798280318786
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 58 Pages
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.1" x 8.0"