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Thank a Teacher
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4 through 8 and we are taking this
opportunity to recognize the contributions teachers make in the lives
of our children here at Council on Rural Services, Kids Learning Place,
and the Achievement Center for Educational Success (ACES)
program.
Being a teacher can be a challenging job; but it is also one of the
most important and most rewarding careers you can have. Teachers
impact the lives of our children from their earliest age while in a
child care setting, to preschool, all the way through to college.
Teaching today is not easy, besides working with children in classrooms
they have to work to meet multiple requirements placed on them from
state and federal government regulations. But we see the
dedication and commitment in our teachers here at Kids Learning Place
while they are working with the children and families. This same
dedication also inspires us as an organization to move towards
achieving higher goals to support the communities,
Liz Schoonover, Early Childhood Director said, “Teachers give so much
and we can’t ever thank them enough, but we can take a moment during
this week to say “thank you” to them, their mentoring has so much of an
effect on the way our children grow and learn. It’s not always
easy to be a teacher, but they matter more now than ever.”
At ACES an alternative education program, we have staff like Deron
Johns and Marcia Schlechty that not only teach teens from nine
different school districts, but also care about them
individually. Jeff Vaughn, program coordinator for ACES said,
“Without this caring and understanding staff, ACES would not be
effective. Staff have to be able to relate to the students to
make impact and that is why ACES has worked”
As Henry Adams said, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell
where his influence stops.” Tell a teacher “thank you” today!
For more information about the services of Council on Rural you can
call 937-778-5220, check our Web site at
www.councilonruralservices.org or “like” our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/councilonruralservices
Council on Rural Services provides education, support, and volunteer
services through Kids Learning Place™, Head Start, Early Head Start,
Gateway Youth Programs, Achievement Center for Educational Success
(ACES) and RSVP in their nine county service area.
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