What do you wish you had learned in school that would make your life easier now? Some suggestions we have heard are being implemented now.

Wish you had started learning how to present your ideas earlier? Many middle school students are already routinely asked to make PowerPoint presentations.

Wish you had started a foreign language earlier? Languages take so many years to master and even the most advanced internet translators don’t cut it? More and more elementary schools are adding foreign language.
  
Wish you had learned the importance of community service? Many high schools now require it for graduation.
  
What else do you think is missing? Or what obstacles do you find to learning? Some parents today worry that teachers have to spend too much time on discipline because other parents don’t.

The success of the American system of public education is tied to the dedication of each community to its schools, demanding the kind of schools it needs and supporting them.

Your community newspaper is dedicated to helping the community, and schools are a big part of it. Parents and teachers and other community members can use its pages to muster support for their ideas.

The best way to be informed about the community and its schools is to read the community newspaper. If this is your first time reading this newspaper, we hope you will be moved to subscribe and become more active in your community. Don’t forget to check out our website also at www.BellmoreLife.com Together, we can make things happen.