They deserve the professional development, support, materials, technical assistance and above all, the freedom to do the jobs they aspire to do. The boundary line between school and work must disappear. Business people must step actively into partnership with schools, and schools can only serve their students well by giving their teachers the license and resources to build relationships with employers. Both school and company will change in the process, but it will be beneficial change. Employability, personal development and values ought to be a focus of any school or community-based organization.
Growth can only happen from strong roots or a solid foundation.
That means that we must actively teach communication, interpersonal skills, decision making, leadership and right and wrong. Without such skills, we cannot build effective schools, communities or nations.