ABSTRACT
According to the old joke, October is the month where the cricket fan discovers that his wife left him in August. Only when the season has ended does anything from normal life come to his attention. The grain of truth in this for teachers is that it is not unusual to get to the holiday and feel that reconnecting with life is a bit of a strain. A recent speech given by John Tomsett at a conference likened teaching to being in a submarine: you submerge for 7 weeks or so and then come up for air for a week. This chapter looks at how we come up for air and make the most of what our friends tell us are very generous holidays.
