In 1986, Whitney Houston sang, “I believe that children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.”
Our teachers pour knowledge into our children every school day, using available resources and years of experience to help children see their potential.
While teaching math, writing, science, and history they are also teaching life skills, and the ability to process information, that will help them in the career path they choose.
In the arts, sports and activities like FFA, teachers and coaches develop leadership skills as students experience being on a team while finding their confidence and talents.
Teachers are building the future leaders of our community, state and world.
And because teachers are building our community’s future, you’ll find what our teachers are doing, what leaders are doing to affect teaching and what teachers have encouraged and inspired on the pages of this newspaper.
During National Teacher Appreciation Week, the first full week in May, we often find a variety of ways to celebrate our teachers, but what they need and deserve is support throughout the year.
Parents in Habersham County have excellent education opportunities in our community. We have an excellent public school system and three great private school options. Yes, the administrators of these schools are important, but it is the teachers in the classroom that have the greatest impact on our children. And this week we salute them!