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Sponsors of American Education Week Nov. 14-20 say that parents and other concerned citizens who seek excellence in their local schools and education generally, should support teachers with outside activities that heighten classroom interest and involvement.
Such efforts, would help mark the 1982 theme, A Strong Nation Needs Strong Schools. 1
Rappahannock County will observe this special week with programs and activities highlighting not only the accomplishments, but also the problems and challenges that lie ahead in education.
Joint sponsors of American Education Week, National Congress of Parents and Teachers, National Education Association, National School Boards Association, The American Legion, and United States Department of Education, have noted a number of approaches for expressing commitment. Among them are:
—Ask teachers how you can support their activities at home and in your neighborhood. Learn the objectives of various types of instruction so as to be able to explain those goals to young people.
—Encourage young people toward a sense that the schools belong to them as well as to adults.
— Help young people to involve themselves as completely as possible in their learning by showing that intellectual curiosity is natural and valuable. For example, encourage them to view the programs on television that focus on current events, or American history, or the various peoples, animals, plants, customs of other parts of the
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