Keith S. Laser, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools, AOS 98 Tue, 12/22/2020 - 2:30pm
As we send our students home today for the holidays in what has been a challenging academic year, I am thrilled to announce a very significant financial contribution we recently received. Mr. Paul Coulombe sent to the Boothbay Region Education Foundation (BREF), a check for over $128,000, specifically to pay for major improvements to the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programs at Boothbay Region Elementary School and Boothbay Region High School. His contributions give us access to cutting-edge hardware and software, we will use to engage students in 21st-century learning initiatives.
Mon, 12/14/2020 - 3:30pm
Dear Editor:
As a student at Boothbay Region High School, I feel earlier access to foreign language is needed. Bilinguals have access to more job opportunities (such as flight attendants), and a better understanding of other cultures and societies. Other than the money problem, which has various solutions, there is no reason foreign language shouldn’t be a required class sometime in grades K-8.
Many people, even those who take four years of foreign language, aren’t anywhere near proficient. Saying “hello” in another language is much different from piecing together whole sentences. If we aren’t proficient or getting close to proficient after two or three years, what is the point of taking foreign language classes?
Dear Editor:
In this pandemic, I realize that a lot of people are without a job and struggling. I have really come to recognize all of the hardworking people in this community, putting themselves and loved ones at risk to do “front-line” jobs. While attending school these last three months, I have started to understand the real sacrifice of a teacher, more so now, during this pandemic.
Most of you will say a teacher is an educator, someone who teaches, and on the outside looking in, that’s accurate, but in reality teachers are much more. Teachers hear the comments, “it must be nice having summers off,” “I wish I had teachers’ hours,” and “being a teacher seems like a sweet gig,” but in reality, none of that is true.