At the end of Monday’s Alva Board of Education meeting, Karen Koehn mentioned this is Teacher Appreciation Week. She offered a heartfelt “thank you” to all the school administrators present. It was a reminder that administrators, the majority of whom have teaching experience, are also responsible for teaching our children.

Unfortunately, most of my school teachers are no longer with us so I can no longer thank them. But my memories of them linger. From Miss Agee, who introduced me to the halls of learning, to the long-suffering and dedicated high school instructors, they all impacted my life i...