Our Viewpoint: Teachers make a lasting impression

 

January 25, 2018



Below is a fitting tribute to former Thompson Falls teacher Frank Rutzke, who recently lost his battle with cancer (see obituary on page 6), from a family friend and former student. It got us thinking about the impact of teachers.

You send your kids to school for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, 180 days a year. Teachers have a huge responsibility. Not just in teaching ABCs and 123s, but in helping your kids become awesome human beings and productive adults.

That’s a lot of pressure and a huge responsibility for teachers. In some instances, the teachers will spend more time with the kids than their parents.

There’s actually a national holiday for teacher appreciation, in May. But the passing of Mr. Rutzke had us all thinking about the great teachers we’ve had throughout the years, and especially those here in Sanders County. Many of us had the same teachers through generations. To teach 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, 180 days a year, for decades, takes a lot of heart, energy and probably a good sense of humor.

Some of us thought about becoming teachers. Heck, to have summers off sounds amazing. But we understand how much needed that break is, especially when a teacher’s day goes way beyond 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. We’ll leave the teaching to the experts.

 

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