An article showcasing prospective Superintendents has been posted on the right side of our home page. It’s worth reviewing, especially if you will be unable to attend tonight’s important meet and greet.
I was going to make a comment on Fred’s recent article, but realized it was worth posting my thoughts in their own space, in part to bring attention to tonight’s meet and greet, but also to address a larger topic. When I asked about teaching math, Fred once told me that it really didn’t matter what he was teaching because he’d just have to find a way of connecting with his students, and making the learning experience inspiring.
I can count the teachers I’ve had with this attitude, and energy level, yet I’ve now met several in our small town. Maybe it’s the water.
I keep hearing about “the great Salida High School staff” from school board members. To be clear, I have recently, and specifically asked about the high school staff, as I my oldest will go there in the fall. This article came out of my inquiry (We have had nothing but positive experiences from Longfellow and the middle school as I’ve written before). One thing that came out of the discussion about this piece was Fred’s enthusiastic, and ceaseless support of his fellow teachers and staff. How do you teach someone the value of this attitude in a small school system? —or a small community? Because it would seem to be inherently reciprocal, which benefits everybody.
Tonight (Tuesday April 7th) is the meet and greet with prospective Superintendents. If you never interact with the Super’ again, this is a great opportunity to learn about who he or she is in a broad sense as well as learn about education issues in our country from the people on the front line. Only one person will be hired, but when that person comes aboard, I hope he or she is supported by our community, but especially by the district’s teachers and staff.
For those of you that will intuitively search for his or her weaknesses, I hope you will also take a look at their strengths, because as humans, we are all endowed with both. Searching for connections with this person, no matter how challenging it may seem to you, is the essence of a great teacher.
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