Easy or Impossible?

Most things are easy once we know how to do them well.  And many things seem almost impossible when we don't have any idea how to do them.

It's important to remember this distinction when we are learning or teaching.

Teaching

Some incredible teachers have made an enormous impact on my life and on my children's lives.  Last night Julia accepted the offer to become a member of the Teach for America 2011 Corps.  The impact that she will make will be remarkable.  She approaches every new challenge with great gusto and always succeeds.

How fortunate we are that bright, motivated and accomplished TFA scholars choose to join the ranks of career teachers to help give more children a chance for their brightest future.

So many lives will be enriched by Julia and her fellow Corps members

upGrading Texas Classrooms

Sterling Bank realizes how hard classroom teachers work to make a difference in the lives of their students. In appreciation for the impact teachers have on our area’s future, we are inviting Mainland Galveston County residents to help upgrade a Texas classroom by voting for their favorite teacher to receive one of ten $500 grants being given by Sterling Bank.

Voting will take place from Saturday, May 1 through Saturday, May 8 at Sterling’s new League City Banking Center at 1720 West FM 646 at the Gulf Freeway. Children and adults may cast one vote each for any K-12th grade teacher in the public or private schools in Mainland Galveston County. The ten teachers receiving the highest number of votes will receive upGrading Texas Classrooms grants. Grant recipients will be announced on May 13 at 4:30 p.m. at the Banking Center.


We’ve established an upGrading Texas Classrooms fan page on Facebook to encourage voting for the many deserving teachers.