Another hero could be Jessica Lynch, the 19 y.o American POW who was
just rescued from an Iraqi hospital. She joined the service to get
money to pay for college and fulfill her dream of being a teacher (a
kindergarten teacher , I think) - several school have now offered her
full scholarships, and the West Virginia governor has stated the state
will pay for her in-state education!
On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 10:09 PM, Diane H wrote:
> Someone sent this out to all the teachers in my district today. It
> made me
> feel so good that I thought I would share it with all of you. My
> apologies
> if you have already seen it.
> Diane Gallagher-Hayashi
>
>
> Proud To Be a Teacher
> "Where are the heroes of today?" a radio talk show host thundered. He
> blames society's shortcomings on education. Too many people are
> looking for
> heroes in all the wrong places. Movie stars and rock musicians,
> athletes and
> models aren't heroes; they're celebrities.
> Heroes abound in public schools, a fact that doesn't
> make the news. There is no precedent for the level of violence,
> drugs,
> broken homes, child abuse, and crime in today's America. Education
> didn't
> create these problems but deals with them every day.
>
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Suzanne Ng, Librarian
South Mountain Elem. School
South Orange, NJ 07079
email: sng@somsd.k12.nj.us
http://www.southmountain.somsd.k12.nj.us
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