Timpson Independent School District

THE SUPERINTENDENT’S VIEW

From the desk of TISD Superintendent, Dr. Mid Johnson:

Thanksgiving, Christmas time, the New Year; these are all times for us to reflect on how blessed we are to live in the USA and work in education. It seems from the news that all of our cherished ideals and beliefs are being attacked and denigrated. Because of these pressures, we have determined that our best course of action is to work even harder to achieve excellence in our district. This we are doing and will continue to do so. A key element in our plan of attack to remove every obstacle is UNITY.

Let me cite two recent examples. Our elementary and middle school recently had great success in their UIL competitions. Even the competing schools were complementary of how well organized the events were, and how enjoyable the hospitality was. In order for that to happen every person on these campuses worked together to make it a success. That is one example of unity. Another is the “BITS” (Bears in the Sky) exercise. This involved many people from the high school and middle school, students, teachers, and administrators, working together to put a weather balloon, digital cameras, and tracking devices into the sky. This NASA like experiment was to photograph the curvature of the earth and the blackness of space. The willingness of many people to work together made this an enjoyable and successful event. Team spirit and unity always promotes excellence and make work fun. Someone once said, “People who love what they do never work a day in their life”.

The Christmas story reminds us of our national heritage and educational roots. There was a time that no one could be thought of as being “educated” without some knowledge of the Bible. This great book is actually sixty-six different books unified by one theme. In a like manner our curriculum may include many different areas, but it is necessary for it to be aligned or unified so every teacher in every class has the same goal; student success. Our nation has been sustained by one major idea. We are all different, but our diversity contributes to the unifying truth that we are AMERICANS. The alternative to unity is chaos, anarchy and defeat. When we stand together, we are a better district, and we help our community, State and county to improve by sending out students who will contribute to the goodness of America. We are indeed grateful to be educators in this important time in this great country.