Dear Colleagues,
As Christmas and New Year's Day approach, I hope you're winding down and settling in for time with family.
In their own ways, both holidays are celebrations of hope for the future. Our daily work as educators can focus us on the here-and-now in ways that are at times very consuming. But ultimately our work springs from a sense of hope that we all share -- a sense that, when we are reminded of it, binds us together.
Amidst these celebrations of hope, my thoughts go toward the abundance of opportunity that the years to come will bring for Louisiana's youth. They also go toward the knowledge that hope is not yet reality for all whom we serve, and that in the new year, we educators must be called to inspire hope where it does not yet exist.
I find both visions deeply gratifying and am looking forward to another year of working together.
Happy holidays to you and your families.
As always, thank you for all you do for our children,
John
John White
Louisiana Department of Education
Twitter @LouisianaSupe
