Morale is at an all-time low. Fewer young people are going into teaching.

We're having a hard time. We are getting down to bare walls.

Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.

Do people from the dining room get up and sing? Oh, yeah ? big time.

It's so neat that our lives are intertwining from a long time ago. Among the people who all went to Palisades High School, our lives have continued to grow together, and we're all still working together.

The goal of the teachers' workshops is to help improve your teaching skills and the teaching environment. It provides a networking opportunity for these teachers, and they do not have to pay for the continuing education they receive.