Teachers and former teachers check in: How many think the last week of school is the hardest?

[AZLD4Candidate]

Students are mentally checked out for summer.

Our minds are checking out for summer.

Administration becomes completely draconian and heavy-handed.

And trying to teach anything is a complete waste of time because it's the last week.

What do you do? I normally allow students to go to other teachers if they need help or show videos （historical ones) because I still want students to learn things.

One thing I can say is I got most of my students off drinking soda. I bring in those individual Crystal Light flavorings and they inhale them. I've noticed the students have more pep and have lost some weight too.

[VarryOn]

1. My wife has been teaching 3rd and 4th grades...

For 24 years. She doesn’t like the end of the school year. Just as you said, the kids are checked out. Of course, I always remind her she’s about to get three months off. I’m a bad husband! LOL

[Budi]

2. Notes from my daughter on behalf of teachers & the final week of school

Friday. 3 5th graders were sent to the principal for swearing at another in class.
1 said fuck off
1 said fuck you
1 said shit
A 4th kid ran off & hid in the bathroom after using the middle finger rather than her words.

As this was being 'handled', a 4th grader reported a classmate walking around on the roof of the school, where he'd been given a lift up to a ladder, by several 4th grade classmates.

I think their morning teacher meetings are pretty much a support group at this point.

[lindysalsagal]

3. OMG! Tell her just to try not to slug anyone and keep her license...teaching is over!

The kids are really toast after covid.

[Budi]

4. Teachers should all get a compensation bonus on the last day of school.

A really BIG bonus too.