TT#52 – Rural school needs, making real world connections and investing in our future: Shannon, rural school French teacher, Founder of non-profit STaRLT
In this episode, we gain new perspectives and insights to the needs of our rural schools from Shannon, a rural school teacher in Georgia who founded the non-profit STaRLT. Shannon moved from an urban school to a rural school and realized that she nor her students had the same resources or support in a rural school setting that were available in an urban setting. These resources and support are critical to not only the success of the teacher, but more importantly, to that of the student! So, Shannon created the Small Town and Rural Language Teachers (STaRLT) non-profit in order to fill that gap. Shannon believes we need to create opportunities to make connections, share and build a strong, supportive community for each other. She says, “we are not a competitive business, but rather, we are a community”. I couldn’t agree with her more!!! Shannon also has some fabulous advice for new teachers and any teacher who feels overwhelmed with the demands of today’s teaching context. Have a listen, and be inspired!