Some good words from this year's teacher of the year

The delegation just heard from this year's teacher of the year, Jay Maebori from Kent. He spoke of the importance of our union and the role it plays in our student's education. He also spoke about some of his experiences while advocating for education. Because of his appointment as teacher of the year, he was given the opportunity to lobby in Washington DC. He never before thought of himself doing this important work, but realized while doing it that he needed to step out of his comfort zone. It was only by doing this that he could make a change. We encourage you all to think, how can you step out of your comfort zone to make a difference? As Jay put, it is going to take something radical to change the current state of education in this state, as well as the country. We all need to be willing and ready to step up and make a difference, just like Jay Maebori.