This week is Teacher Appreciation Week!

Many of us have special memories of that one teacher, or if you were lucky, a group of teachers that really left their mark on our childhood. They inspired us, put their faith in us, made us feel special and with their support, made us feel that there was nothing we couldn't do. Think about the influence and impact teachers have on the development of our children. Great teachers recognize that it's a partnership with parents that works best and together they teach them, help develop their knowledge, and lend support and inspiration so they grow up having all the opportunities available to lead a successful life, whatever that looks like to them. 

We've talked about What Pi Is, and have seen some Pi Day Contests you could enter or create. Now for more Pi Day activities. Here are a few links to lists of Pi Day activities:

Last month, we launched ‘What’s Your Story? ’, a new way for our families to read and share their educational success stories.   

We have had an overwhelming amount of submissions – from all walks of life and telling of unique situations.  Here at K12, our mission recognizes that what success looks like is unique and is based on each individual student and their story and your shared stories reflect just that. 

Yesterday, the results of a Harris poll commissioned by K¹² highlighted the fact that American parents are less likely to customize the education of a child age 6-17 than the way they shop, bank, and watch TV—or even the way they prepare their coffee!

More than 2,200 U.S. adults were polled and nearly nine-in-ten parents (86%) with a child between the ages 6–17 say they customize some aspect of their lives, including the way they shop, bank, and watch television; however, only 29% customize their child's schooling. I bolded that last part because it's quite telling if you stop and think about it. Every day, we seek to customize things based on our different perspectives, preferences, tastes and personalities. But very few of us seek to individualize our children's schooling based on how our children learn best, even though we, as parents, recognize how different personalities and learning styles may be.