Welcome to the Back to School Giveaway Hop, hosted by Review Wire Media and Chatty Patty’s Place!
It is that time again – even if it feels WAY TOO EARLY for it. The local schools here had their first days of in person classes yesterday and today – although there are “Digital Learning Days” scheduled throughout the year. The more things change, the more things remain the same – no matter which direction you are counting as “change” or “same”.
But the start of the school year also highlights that there is a teacher shortage. The combined Atlanta are school districts (Atlanta, Fulton Co., Gwinnett Co., and DeKalb Co.) had over 1,000 teacher openings just a couple of weeks ago. That might have gotten a bit better since then, but not that much. A lot of school districts have come up with various “band-aid” type strategies to make sure that there are at least enough adults to supervise all the classrooms. We’ll all see what solutions districts come up with – and whether or not they work! – in the months ahead.
Nevertheless, for a lot of parents, this is the week where they mark that their kids are another year bigger and older and possibly more mature. The pictures my friends and colleagues are posting on FB to compare last year’s first day of school to this year’s certainly point out how quickly time flies!
So what do you think of when you hear the words, “Back to School”?
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Buying school supplies.
When I hear “Back to School” I’m celebrating because that means my kid goes back to school! Ha! Well yeah that and I love school supplies! Thanks for the giveaway!
I think of having to get school supplies and school clothes….such an effort
I think back to when I was young and we returned to school after a long summer off.
It just makes me glad that I don’t have to go back to school. Thanks
back to school shopping and fall.
it makes me think of a quiet neighbourhood lol sorry I have no kids
I think of school shopping.
Buying school supplies and clothes!
Now when I hear back to school I think end of summer.
Extreme nostalgia
Kids going back to school, summer ending, and me getting several hours of free time.
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HALLELUJAH! kidding…. kind of.
I think of me getting some free time and how much money it will cost me.
Traffic!
New pens.
When I hear the words “back to school” I think of going shopping for new clothes and supplies. I looked forward to it every year when I was a kid, loved doing it as a parent, although the cost of everything put a damper on some of that excitement as my family grew larger and now I commiserate with my children now that they are shopping for their own kids.
Fall is almost here. Thanks for the giveaway.
Buying school supplies.
School supplies, dreading the arguments of bedtime, and realizing my baby isnt a baby anymore.
I think of all the traffic for school. The teenagers that drive crazy.
I think of school buses and also school zones and back to 20 mph.
Summer is gone
Until I wore a uniform, I thought new clothing.
Summer is over.
Back to school clothes shopping. We made sure to shop a bit early this year since my son wears uniforms and they can be difficult to find
That fall is coming
nothing
stress. lol to many things going on at once
Panic. So much to squeeze into the last two weeks of summer.
When I hear the words “Back to School”, I think of new school uniforms and new stationery.
I’m retired with no school age kids, so I don’t really think anything!
fall is coming!
Here we go again…….
I work in retail and we get lots of book bags and supplies!
The first thing I think of is homework
It brings up school time memories
It usually coincided with the hottest day of the year, so I remember suffering through that in my uniform…
I think of the end of summer 🙁
I think, kids going to school, and Mommy can breathe. lol
When I hear the words, back to school, I think of having to buy new clothes, shoes and school supplies.
I think Fall is coming and the summer crowds will be dissipating! lol
Lately it’s just been thinking of back to school supplies and the back to school sales
When I hear back to school I think of the end of summer.
It means less time hanging out with my kids. 🙁
I think of school supplies
I think of new stationery 🙂
My kids are grown up.
Back-to-school reminds me that my daughters will be headed back to their positions as educators, and my grandchildren will be headed to the classroom. It also means I will likely be needed for babysitting duties, to help them with the gaps between when the children are out of school and when my daughters are. Families help each other.
My kids are all grown now
My kids are grown, but 3 of my grandchildren go to school. So I feel their excitement.
School shopping
Summer is over.
The nostalgia of buying school supplies!
I think it’s about time, thanks to the Covid shut downs many kids have fallen behind on their studies.
More traffic & congestion.
It makes me think of the fun my kids are about to have
I think “Happy New Year!!!”.
Anxiety and school supplies.
Fresh school supplies!
When I hear that I think of back to school shopping and buying clothes and school supplies
Not much, except I’m glad I don’t have to do any back to school shopping since I don’t have children.
When I hear “Back to School” it means I will have more time to workout, my nieces will be more on a schedule and not be bored and the cooler weather is coming!
NO!
I think of buying my little niece back to school clothes
I don’t start back to school (university, part-time) until October but honestly, I can’t wait. I’ve got all new stationery, waiting for my text books and module website to open in a couple of weeks and I can finally properly settle down with Classical Studies for the next 4 years
I think of early mornings and traffic.
Summer’s over 🙁
(not really though since the school year starts so early these days!)
When I hear the words “Back to School” I think of the excitement of teaching and learning new things!
I think about how fall will be here soon.
I only think on returning to teaching and reviewing exams!!
I think of excited children wearing their new school clothes.
I think of new pencils and school supplies.
It reminds me of how much I dreaded going back to school every year! So why the heck did I become a teacher, lol? Thanks and God bless!
I think about buying school supplies and the first day of school.
I think of how my favorite thing was buying new school supplies and especially a new lunchbox
School supplies and sports
Going shopping with my mom
I think ARGH!!! Oh no! Spending money I do NOT have for uniforms and school supplies
supplies
I think of autumn when I hear “back to school”
I think about the beginning of fall, one of my favorite times of year!
I think of the 25 years I taught school.
these kids going back to school lol
Extra time to do things like read a book!
I think of new school supplies.
I think of learning and school supplies.
School supplies and new clothes, and it’s always Back to school WAY too early
Fun for the kids, but too much morning traffic for me!
I think of my neighbor’s juvenile delinquent boys finally going back to school.
Thanks for the giveaway 🙂 !
Your summer fun is done!
I think about the school bus!
I think about August and my schedule filling up when I hear back to school.