

What may have been up to the family, the neighborhood, the community in the past often rests on the shoulders of educators in today’s world. Today’s educators have the ability to shape and change the next generation for better or for worse. This can seem like an overwhelming task when we are there to teach, right? Our students enter our classroom as they are and we must become experienced in how to positively affect children who may have childhood trauma, abuse, neglect, poor parenting, or a host of other issues. Teaching in today’s world requires a variety of skills my educator grandmother most likely never faced.
