It happens over and over again.
End of the school year: Reflect on what went well and what didn't. Perfectionism takes over. Reflection focuses on what didn't go well.
Late May/Early June: Choose a course of action to fix what didn't go well.
Early-Mid June: Become convinced that you have plenty of time left in the summer to create anything you need to fix what didn't go well.
Late June/Mid-July: Enjoy summer. Repeatedly lie about how much time is left in summer. Procrastinate.
Late July: Panic because there isn't enough time left to create what you need for next school year.
Early August: Having forgotten what the perfectionist concluded at the end of last school year, become convinced that the changes weren't really needed and that things went pretty well last year.
During the school year: Change a couple things on-the-fly, but nothing is truly transformative. Complain about how the students procrastinate.
End of the school year: Reflect on what went well and what didn't. Perfectionism takes over. Reflection focuses on what didn't go well.
It's still June. There is still time. The only things needed are commitment and action. The options are to become the stereotype from which the statement "It must be nice to have summers off!" has its origin, or to do the work necessary to make things better for the kids and for you.
As with everything, it's a choice. It's always a choice.
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