tackle new challenges and find success.  Learning is why we exist. What we learn is the question. We typically think about reading skills and math skills, but I would add that while these are important, teaching kids to be good citizens is equally important.

  

I am proud to be in a district that puts personal development at the center of their efforts. These lessons are often referred to as the "hidden curriculum" and includes things like how to be a good friend, how to respect authority, how to help others, how to work together, how to demonstrate leadership, how to problem solve, how to be a lifelong learner and the list could go on and on. When these lessons are learned, it can bring great satisfaction to the individual and to their friends, family and community. It can quite literally transform a life. It can be what makes a classroom feel like a family, a school feel like a community and a community feel like a mission. This week, I want to say thank you to the teachers and parents who are modeling and helping to develop quality human beings and doing it joyfully!