{"id":8061,"date":"2023-03-02T13:09:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/?p=8061"},"modified":"2023-08-02T12:26:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:26:19","slug":"spring-break-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/resources\/spring-break-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Break Ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in a meeting last week that opened with this icebreaker prompt: What plans do you have for spring break? As I quickly arranged my wish list and turned to my \u201cshoulder partner\u201d to share, I thought, \u201cwhen is spring break again?\u201d The short answer, it is fast approaching…, and I better get started. See, icebreakers can be valuable!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMy spring break list was ambitious, and that\u2019s a good thing! With my New England roots, I was reminded of Henry David Thoreau\u2019s words (English teachers reading this will likely smile), \u201cI wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.\u201d Indeed, the importance of this message has continued since the nineteenth century.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And getting the most out of our breaks is something we should strive for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Thoreau, he couldn\u2019t access the\u00a0<\/span>Educator Marketplace<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to explore or support his plans. But we do! I shared my ambitious list below to show how it can help with your spring break plans. Check out what I have in mind, and enjoy exploring the marketplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upgrading my outdoor furniture:<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Both my patio and deck could improve. I will be looking for a new grill and sectional at places like\u00a0<\/span>Overstock,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Home Depot<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Pier 1.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Getting (back) in shape<\/span><\/a>: Spring means beach and pool time is soon here. It\u2019s time to ramp up the workouts; Total<\/span>\u00a0Gym<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Puma<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>FiiT<\/span><\/a>\u00a0make that possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Extra time with our pet friends<\/span><\/a>: Breaks are a great time to spoil our pets. Check out these deals from\u00a0<\/span>Bark Box<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Petmate<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Entirelypets<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tapping into my creative spirit:<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Extra time means we can try something new or develop a new hobby.\u00a0<\/span>Mister Art<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Lego<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Guitar Center<\/span><\/a>\u00a0deals all have my interest. How about you?<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan for summer travel:<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Don\u2019t miss out on the\u00a0<\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/em>break after spring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan your summer trip now with\u00a0<\/span>Hotels.com<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Beach 4 Teach<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>ebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

So, what was that meeting I was in about? To be honest, I forget. But I do know that the best take away I had from it was about something more important than work \u2013 how to get the most out of our time off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because when those go well, our students benefit. Have a great spring break!<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by: Craig Perrier<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was in a meeting last week that opened with this icebreaker prompt: What plans do you have for spring break? As I quickly arranged my wish list and turned to my \u201cshoulder partner\u201d to share, I thought, \u201cwhen is spring break again?\u201d The short answer, it is fast approaching…, and I better get started. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2526,2160,1574,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-posts","category-blog-post","category-educator_perspective","category-education-sales-and-marketing-resources"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agile-ed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}