Winding down

Can it be? The semester is winding down, the holidaze are here, I'm hearing I'm a pretty damn good teacher...ah, yes...success! It's been a long road, but my students are actually responding to my first-year teacheriness. I truly wish the focus of education could be on planning stellar lessons, but I'm on the "new teacher" hamster wheel. It's only temporary, right? Merry Christmas, everyone!