Because parents know it takes a village.
Garris L. Stroud is an acclaimed teacher from Greenville, Kentucky. His works have appeared in Science Scope, the Kentucky English Bulletin, Curio Learning, and Education Post. He is a proud 2016 Honors graduate of Murray State University. Garris is a Kentucky State Teacher Fellow and is a nominee for the 2019 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. He was recently appointed to the Kentucky Commissioner of Education's Teacher Advisory Council (TAC).
Seeds don’t grow in bad soil. It doesn’t matter how much water or sunlight you give them or how much you drown them in Miracle-Gro. If you plant a seed in rocky soil, don’t expect much to happen. School climate – characterized by high expectations, positive relationships, student engagement, and more – is the soil […]