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The New School Year is here!
President’s Blog
August 2010
The students are back in the classroom and the excitement of a new school year fills the air. The staff development days are complete and I know probably no one had enough time to prepare your classroom. As you begin the new school year, I ask you to remember why you became a teacher…to change lives. You do this each and every day with little to no appreciation, constant scrutiny, and, in many cases, overwhelming challenges. But when that light finally comes on for a student, when they finally get the concept you have been teaching, or learn how to read, or learn how to express themselves, or finally find their niche, it makes every trying moment worth it. Let me say thank you again for all you do for the children of West Virginia. You are heroes in my eyes!
I can’t tell you how honored I was to speak to the teachers in Wyoming County at their Staff Development Training. Having grown up at Ikes Fork and spending 8 years at Huff Consolidated and 4 years at Baileysville High School, I know how important my teachers were in my life. It was a privilege to publically thank my wonderful parents and teachers. The best part was knowing the teachers there now, many of whom I grew up with, are shaping and challenging the next generation to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, business owners, and perhaps even a future Association president.
Thank all of you once again. Keep up the great work!
August 2010
The students are back in the classroom and the excitement of a new school year fills the air. The staff development days are complete and I know probably no one had enough time to prepare your classroom. As you begin the new school year, I ask you to remember why you became a teacher…to change lives. You do this each and every day with little to no appreciation, constant scrutiny, and, in many cases, overwhelming challenges. But when that light finally comes on for a student, when they finally get the concept you have been teaching, or learn how to read, or learn how to express themselves, or finally find their niche, it makes every trying moment worth it. Let me say thank you again for all you do for the children of West Virginia. You are heroes in my eyes!
I can’t tell you how honored I was to speak to the teachers in Wyoming County at their Staff Development Training. Having grown up at Ikes Fork and spending 8 years at Huff Consolidated and 4 years at Baileysville High School, I know how important my teachers were in my life. It was a privilege to publically thank my wonderful parents and teachers. The best part was knowing the teachers there now, many of whom I grew up with, are shaping and challenging the next generation to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, business owners, and perhaps even a future Association president.
Thank all of you once again. Keep up the great work!
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