Letters To The Editor

Dear Editor,

The week of May 4-8 is Head Start Teacher Appreciation Week.

So many Head Start children have succeeded in life due in part to the hard work of dedicated and loving teachers and assistants. Head Start teachers are dedicated professionals who don't often get the recognition and the kudos they deserve.

The Glasgow and Malta Head Start teachers work hard and take their work seriously: often putting in extra time and care to make learning developmentally appropriate and enjoyable for their students. They take every opportunity to help children learn shapes and colors, to count, and to recognize letters. And of course, for children in Head Start, those skills are vital.

The Head Start teachers know that the best and truest gift one can give to the children in their care is the sense of being valued, safe and loved. When young children experience accepting and supportive learning environments, as they do in Head Start, they are able to experience all the curiosity, wonder, creativity, and joy that life and learning have to offer. The Head Start teachers offer an incredible act of generosity; they are willing to love each child, even though they will be with them only a short while.

Deep down, I think that teachers become a permanent part of every one of the children they teach. Because of teachers, like the devoted Glasgow and Malta Head Start professionals, the lives of countless children are richer and our world is a better place.

Thank you, Glasgow and Malta Head Start teachers for your dedication and service to our children.

Annie Tillery Waldow

Culbertson