teachers

And it was only the first day.

Montana is known as the "Last Best Place" and in many ways, that's true. However, when it comes to this particular profession, Montana is just last place.

With a recent study that almost half of teachers are thinking about leaving the profession, what does that mean for Montana? How can Montana improve this situation?

This is a great way to make sure our teachers and students have what they need this year.

First grade teachers at nine Missoula County Public elementary Schools were given special training on how to play a game with their students.

Teaching candidates, school counselors, speech-language pathologists and school psychologists will have the chance to meet and network with regional and national school districts.

Today is a day to honor those great educators we have had in our lives. Past and present, they deserve it.

Recently, the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Montana received its highest national accreditation review since 1954, when it became a founding member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

With the last days of school upon us, we are all looking for ways to show our children’s teachers how much we appreciate all the hard work they’ve done this past year. I know we can never possibly hope to repay these teachers for everything they do, but even a little gesture of gratitude is greatly appreciated.

Nobody can deny that teachers do a lot for their students. In fact, teachers are known for going above and beyond when it comes to kids. They spend their own money on school supplies for their classrooms, they grade papers into all hours of the night, and some even volunteer to show up and open the gym during the summer for their students.

It was report time card last week at my boys’ school. This usually goes pretty well in our house, since two of my boys still are in the grade levels that hand out S, S+, S- and N. My oldest son, however, has been in a grade for the past couple years that doles out A, B, C, D and F.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks honored the service of its west-central Montana Hunter and Bowhunter Education volunteer instructors at a workshop and awards luncheon in Lolo on Saturday, Feb. 9.