Classes Suspended

 The week that passed was once again filled with rain and floods, as well as bouts of bright sunshine and hot, humid air. Talk about screwed up weather. All the kids in my class have runny noses and terrible coughs, which I attribute to the weird weather.

Anyway, as a preschool teacher, I wished for signal number 1 to be raised, even for just one day…I needed a morning off, I rationalized Unfortunately (for me that is, fortunately for many others who suffer when it rains), I had no such luck.

Although I did not get my signal-number-one-day-off, Wednesday came and finally I heard those sweet words: Classes Suspended! I was just about done with my first undergrad class when the announcement came. After the initial thrill of having a free afternoon, I realized how annoying it was that the announcement came so late. Kung kelan andun na ako sa school, diba?!?

I’m sure this is an endless discussion, but it was just so frustrating that classes are often called off too late: it comes when the flood waters rise, when the rain is pouring like mad, and when we make it to our destinations soaked and drenched. I can’t help but wonder what or how the screwed-up calling-off of classes system can be improved. While I do understand and agree that classes can’t always be called off at the slightest indication of rainfall, I still hope there is some way where everyone can be spared from the inconveniences of late suspensions, especially since we end up getting even more wet when we are sent home from school, where, incidentally, I could stay dry and warm for the meantime.

As always, when classes were called off the rains stopped…the flood waters subsided…and the sad part of it all was I couldn’t go home: my car was coded.

photo courtesy of Marshall Valencia