Summer Reading...More than a Kid Thing!

Summer is in full swing and hopefully as I pen this post most of you are reading or have plans to read throughout the summer. As educators, time off is cherished time to relax and not feel compelled to meet deadlines or due dates; yet, just like our students if we loose sight of our vision our focus will undoubtedly be clouded when our work resumes. In essence, if we don't "practice what we preach" we are not modeling great reading habits for our children and/or students. As you might have guessed, reading is one of my favorite past times so it's easy for me to be a cheerleader of consistent reading, but in reality I think we are all fans of reading because it is a life skill, but we don't want to be forced to read what others want us to. Inevitably, CHOICE is a huge motivating factor for everyone. Therefore, find interesting items that will keep you reading throughout the summer. After-all we can't promote what we don't do ourselves! :-)