Rockford Schools Are Great!!!

August 7th, 2008 at 09:03am Larry Messing

When I first moved here 3 years ago, I was told by many to avoid living in Rockford because the schools were so horrible. Being naive to the environment, I moved to an area that I was told was a “safe pick” for schools. Into the Rockton-Roscoe-South Beloit area we went. My kids have been going to Hononegah ever since. A great school.

Since then, I’ve had a considerable amount of experience with many of our region’s school districts and, because of this, I’ve come to the conclusion that Rockford has some really great public schools. I have met amazing students who have big dreams for their future. I have met high schoolers who are preparing to go off to great colleges (including Ivy League!). I have met kids who are building robots that would make C-3PO jealous.

Now, I don’t want anyone to interpret this as me saying that our Rockford schools have no issues to work in. I would be one of the last to say that. But what I have seen in the last few years is a strong passion among Rockford teachers and administrators for the education of our youth. This is their hometown, too, and they want to see that our youth are ready to make it an even better place.

Bottom line, don’t write off our Rockford youth or our Rockford educators. They do some amazing things.

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