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Empowering Educators: Cultivating Hope in Season Nine · The Wheelhouse

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  I'm
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  Dr.
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  Grant
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  Chandler
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  and
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  this
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  is
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  the
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  season
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  nine
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  debut
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  A
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  new
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  episode
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  begins
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  right
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  now.
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  Thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  taking
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  time
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  out
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  of
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  your
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  busy
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  day
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  to
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  give
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  us
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  a
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  listen.
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  Season
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  nine
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  features
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  a
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  panel
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  of
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  four
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  like
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  minded
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  friends
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  and
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  colleagues.
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  Kathy
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  Mone,
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  Michael
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  Pipa,
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  Dr.
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  Alicia
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  Munro,
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  and
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  yours
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  truly.
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  We've
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  opened
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  up
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  the
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  conversation
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  this
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  season
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  to
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  think
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  about
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  empowering
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  educators
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  to
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  cultivate
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  hope.
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  In
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  this
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  first
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  episode,
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  we
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  talk
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  about
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  the
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  vision
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  of
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  the
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  wheelhouse
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  and
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  its
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  four
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  guiding
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  principles.
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  At
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  day,
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  Dr.
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  Monroe
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  said
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  it
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  loudly
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  and
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  clearly.
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  Are
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  we
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  in
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  the
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  business
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  of
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  promoting
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  hope
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  or
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  killing
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  dreams?
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  And
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  Michael
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  reinforced
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  the
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  idea
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  that
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  everything
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  we
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  do,
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  every
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  minute
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  of
• 1:07
  every
• 1:07
  day,
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  is
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  about
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  one
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  of
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  those
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  two
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  choices.
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  We're
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  either
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  promoting
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  hope
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  or
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  killing
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  dreams.
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  At
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  this
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  episode,
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  invite
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  you
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  to
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  join
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  our
• 1:19
  community
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  to
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  check
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  out
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  our
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  newsletter
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  together.
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  Let's
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  cultivate
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  hope
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  for
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  each
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  and
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  every
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  student.
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  Now.
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  Episode
• 1:29
  one.
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  You're
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  not
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  going
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  to
• 1:31
  want
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  to
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  miss
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  this.
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  Take
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  a
• 1:32
  listen.
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  It
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  is
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  season
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  nine
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  I
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  can't
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  believe
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  it's
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  season
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  nine
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  because
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  it
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  feels
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  like
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  a
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  brand
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  new
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  show
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  is
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  in
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  the
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  works.
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  I
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  have
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  been
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  looking
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  forward
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  to
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  this
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  day.
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  Kathy
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  and
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  I
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  have
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  been
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  talking
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  about
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  this
• 1:58
  and
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  preparing
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  for
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  this
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  since
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  season
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  eight.
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  So.
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  Hey,
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  Kathy,
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  welcome
• 2:04
  to
• 2:04
  the
• 2:04
  Wheelhouse.
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  Hi.
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  I'm
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  so
• 2:06
  excited
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  to
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  be
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  back.
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  I
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  am
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  so
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  glad
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  that
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  you
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  are
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  here.
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  And
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  we
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  are
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  joined
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  permanently,
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  permanently
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  by
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  two
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  of
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  the
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  coolest
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  humans
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  I
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  know
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  besides
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  Kathy
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  Mone.
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  Right.
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  Michael
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  Pipa
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  and
• 2:20
  Alicia
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  Munroe,
• 2:22
  welcome
• 2:23
  permanently
• 2:24
  again
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  to
• 2:25
  the
• 2:26
  Wheelhouse.
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  Welcome.
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  Welcome
• 2:28
  to
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  both
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  of
• 2:29
  you.
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  It's
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  good
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  to
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  see
• 2:30
  you
• 2:30
  guys
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  again.
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  Good
• 2:31
  to
• 2:31
  see
• 2:31
  you,
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  Alicia.
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  It's
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  great
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  to
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  be
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  in
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  this
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  space
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  and
• 2:36
  I
• 2:36
  am
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  so
• 2:37
  excited
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  to
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  share
• 2:39
  with
• 2:39
  Grant,
• 2:40
  Cathy
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  and
• 2:41
  Michael,
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  especially
• 2:43
  being
• 2:43
  welcomed
• 2:44
  to
• 2:44
  the
• 2:44
  table
• 2:45
  during
• 2:46
  Black
• 2:46
  History
• 2:46
  Month.
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  So
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  it
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  is
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  a
• 2:49
  honor
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  and
• 2:50
  celebration
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  that
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  I
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  get
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  to
• 2:52
  sit
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  in
• 2:52
  this
• 2:52
  space
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  with
• 2:53
  allies
• 2:53
  and
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  talk
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  about
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  some
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  real
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  critical
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  and
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  important
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  matters,
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  especially
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  in
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  2025.
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  Thank
• 3:00
  you,
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  Grant.
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  Thank
• 3:02
  you,
• 3:02
  Kathy.
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  And
• 3:03
  thank
• 3:03
  you,
• 3:04
  Michael.
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  Thank
• 3:05
  you,
• 3:05
  Alicia.
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  You
• 3:07
  know,
• 3:08
  this
• 3:08
  show
• 3:08
  is
• 3:09
  recorded
• 3:09
  in
• 3:10
  a
• 3:10
  very
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  organic
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  way
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  and
• 3:11
  it
• 3:11
  has
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  developed
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  in
• 3:13
  a
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  very
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  organic
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  way
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  as
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  well.
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  Because,
• 3:15
  you
• 3:16
  know,
• 3:17
  we
• 3:17
  had
• 3:17
  Michael
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  Pipa
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  as
• 3:18
  a
• 3:18
  guest
• 3:19
  in
• 3:19
  a
• 3:19
  couple
• 3:19
  of
• 3:20
  seasons
• 3:20
  and
• 3:20
  then
• 3:20
  said,
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  oh,
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  he's
• 3:21
  gotta
• 3:21
  stay.
• 3:22
  And
• 3:23
  then
• 3:23
  we
• 3:23
  had
• 3:23
  Alicia
• 3:24
  joined
• 3:25
  us
• 3:25
  in
• 3:25
  season
• 3:25
  eight
• 3:25
  and
• 3:25
  we're
• 3:26
  like,
• 3:26
  oh,
• 3:26
  she's
• 3:26
  gotta
• 3:27
  stay
• 3:27
  too.
• 3:27
  And
• 3:28
  so
• 3:29
  I
• 3:29
  thank
• 3:30
  you.
• 3:30
  I
• 3:30
  thank
• 3:30
  you
• 3:31
  for
• 3:31
  being
• 3:31
  willing
• 3:32
  to
• 3:34
  join
• 3:35
  this
• 3:35
  podcast
• 3:36
  and
• 3:36
  to
• 3:37
  help
• 3:37
  build
• 3:38
  this
• 3:39
  incredible
• 3:40
  community
• 3:41
  for
• 3:42
  educators.
• 3:43
  Yeah.
• 3:43
  And
• 3:43
  I
• 3:43
  think
• 3:43
  we'd
• 3:44
  be
• 3:44
  remiss
• 3:44
  to
• 3:45
  not
• 3:46
  thank
• 3:46
  Penny
• 3:47
  Brockway
• 3:48
  for
• 3:48
  being
• 3:49
  on
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  Wheelhouse
• 3:50
  for
• 3:50
  so
• 3:50
  many
• 3:50
  seasons.
• 3:51
  Penny
• 3:51
  has
• 3:52
  stepped
• 3:53
  into
• 3:53
  some
• 3:54
  new
• 3:54
  journeys
• 3:55
  in
• 3:55
  her
• 3:55
  professional
• 3:56
  and
• 3:56
  personal
• 3:57
  life.
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  And
• 3:58
  so
• 3:59
  we,
• 3:59
  we
• 3:59
  miss
• 3:59
  you,
• 4:00
  Penny,
• 4:00
  and
• 4:01
  are
• 4:01
  super
• 4:02
  excited
• 4:02
  to
• 4:03
  have
• 4:03
  you
• 4:03
  listen
• 4:04
  to
• 4:04
  us
• 4:04
  and
• 4:04
  hear,
• 4:05
  hear
• 4:05
  what
• 4:05
  you
• 4:05
  have
• 4:05
  to
• 4:06
  say,
• 4:06
  what
• 4:06
  you
• 4:06
  think
• 4:06
  about
• 4:07
  our,
• 4:08
  Our
• 4:08
  new
• 4:08
  guests.
• 4:10
  Not
• 4:10
  guests,
• 4:11
  permanent,
• 4:12
  permanent
• 4:12
  people
• 4:12
  on
• 4:13
  the
• 4:13
  wheelhouse.
• 4:14
  Yes.
• 4:15
  Thank
• 4:15
  you,
• 4:15
  Penny,
• 4:15
  for
• 4:16
  everything
• 4:16
  that
• 4:16
  you
• 4:16
  did
• 4:17
  for
• 4:17
  the
• 4:18
  wheelhouse.
• 4:18
  That
• 4:19
  is
• 4:19
  absolutely
• 4:20
  true,
• 4:20
  Kathy.
• 4:20
  And
• 4:21
  thank
• 4:21
  you
• 4:22
  for
• 4:22
  mentioning
• 4:22
  that.
• 4:22
  You
• 4:23
  know,
• 4:25
  it
• 4:26
  feels
• 4:26
  like
• 4:26
  spring
• 4:27
  is
• 4:27
  just
• 4:27
  around
• 4:27
  the
• 4:28
  corner,
• 4:28
  right?
• 4:28
  I
• 4:28
  know
• 4:29
  it's
• 4:29
  getting
• 4:29
  lighter
• 4:29
  in
• 4:29
  the
• 4:30
  morning,
• 4:30
  lighter
• 4:30
  at
• 4:31
  night.
• 4:31
  It
• 4:31
  just
• 4:32
  needs
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  not
• 4:32
  be
• 4:32
  like
• 4:33
  12
• 4:33
  degrees
• 4:33
  below
• 4:33
  zero.
• 4:34
  Right.
• 4:35
  Anyway,
• 4:35
  but
• 4:35
  we
• 4:36
  are
• 4:36
  all
• 4:36
  warm,
• 4:36
  right?
• 4:37
  Safely
• 4:37
  tucked
• 4:38
  away
• 4:38
  in
• 4:38
  spaces
• 4:39
  all
• 4:39
  over
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  country
• 4:40
  as
• 4:40
  we,
• 4:40
  as
• 4:41
  we
• 4:41
  record.
• 4:41
  I
• 4:41
  want
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  just
• 4:42
  take
• 4:42
  a
• 4:42
  moment
• 4:42
  and
• 4:43
  ground
• 4:43
  this
• 4:43
  conversation.
• 4:44
  So
• 4:45
  this
• 4:45
  is
• 4:45
  season
• 4:45
  nine.
• 4:46
  We're
• 4:46
  kind
• 4:46
  of
• 4:46
  heading
• 4:47
  in
• 4:47
  an
• 4:47
  exciting
• 4:48
  direction
• 4:49
  with
• 4:50
  plans
• 4:50
  to
• 4:51
  have
• 4:51
  really
• 4:51
  cool
• 4:51
  guests
• 4:52
  and
• 4:52
  really
• 4:52
  great
• 4:53
  conversations
• 4:55
  and
• 4:55
  especially
• 4:55
  really
• 4:56
  thinking
• 4:56
  about
• 4:56
  how
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  four
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  us
• 4:58
  are
• 4:58
  going
• 4:58
  to
• 4:59
  build
• 4:59
  this
• 4:59
  community
• 5:00
  of
• 5:01
  like
• 5:01
  minded
• 5:02
  educators,
• 5:02
  you
• 5:02
  know,
• 5:03
  from
• 5:03
  all
• 5:03
  over
• 5:03
  the
• 5:03
  country
• 5:04
  and
• 5:04
  the
• 5:04
  world.
• 5:05
  So
• 5:05
  I'm
• 5:05
  just
• 5:05
  gonna.
• 5:06
  We
• 5:07
  sat
• 5:07
  down
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  couple
• 5:08
  of
• 5:08
  weeks
• 5:08
  ago
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  kind
• 5:09
  of
• 5:10
  reinvent
• 5:11
  or
• 5:11
  redefine
• 5:13
  what
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  Wheelhouse
• 5:14
  is
• 5:14
  all
• 5:14
  about.
• 5:15
  And
• 5:15
  I
• 5:15
  think
• 5:16
  today's
• 5:17
  conversation
• 5:17
  is
• 5:17
  about
• 5:18
  that
• 5:19
  vision
• 5:19
  and
• 5:20
  those
• 5:20
  guiding
• 5:20
  principles.
• 5:21
  So
• 5:21
  I'm
• 5:21
  going
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  throw
• 5:21
  them
• 5:21
  out
• 5:22
  into
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  space
• 5:22
  and
• 5:22
  then
• 5:23
  we're
• 5:23
  just
• 5:23
  going
• 5:23
  to
• 5:24
  chat
• 5:24
  about
• 5:24
  it.
• 5:24
  It
• 5:25
  says
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  Wheelhouse
• 5:26
  exists
• 5:26
  to
• 5:27
  create
• 5:27
  an
• 5:28
  inclusive
• 5:29
  community
• 5:29
  of
• 5:30
  empowered
• 5:31
  educators
• 5:32
  who
• 5:32
  believe
• 5:33
  that
• 5:33
  together
• 5:34
  we
• 5:35
  can
• 5:35
  disrupt
• 5:36
  the
• 5:36
  transactional
• 5:37
  herding
• 5:38
  nature
• 5:38
  of
• 5:39
  school,
• 5:40
  to
• 5:40
  create
• 5:41
  districts,
• 5:41
  schools
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  classrooms
• 5:43
  where
• 5:44
  each
• 5:44
  student
• 5:45
  feels
• 5:46
  confident,
• 5:48
  optimistic,
• 5:49
  well
• 5:50
  supported
• 5:51
  and
• 5:52
  emboldened
• 5:53
  to
• 5:53
  be
• 5:53
  and
• 5:54
  to
• 5:54
  become
• 5:56
  who
• 5:56
  they
• 5:56
  are
• 5:57
  meant
• 5:57
  to
• 5:57
  be.
• 5:58
  And
• 5:59
  we
• 5:59
  have
• 6:00
  four
• 6:00
  guiding
• 6:01
  principles
• 6:02
  in
• 6:03
  this
• 6:03
  wheelhouse.
• 6:04
  The
• 6:05
  first,
• 6:05
  we
• 6:06
  are
• 6:06
  steadfastly
• 6:07
  committed
• 6:07
  to
• 6:08
  each
• 6:08
  learner
• 6:09
  and
• 6:09
  to
• 6:09
  each
• 6:09
  educator,
• 6:10
  believing
• 6:10
  that
• 6:11
  they
• 6:11
  are
• 6:11
  distinctive
• 6:12
  and
• 6:12
  irreplaceable.
• 6:14
  Two,
• 6:15
  we
• 6:15
  believe
• 6:16
  that
• 6:16
  educating
• 6:16
  our
• 6:17
  children
• 6:17
  should
• 6:17
  be
• 6:17
  a
• 6:18
  humanizing,
• 6:19
  relational
• 6:20
  and
• 6:20
  transformational
• 6:21
  endeavor.
• 6:22
  All
• 6:23
  else
• 6:23
  is
• 6:24
  secondary.
• 6:26
  Three,
• 6:26
  we
• 6:27
  believe
• 6:27
  that
• 6:27
  dignity
• 6:28
  is
• 6:29
  a
• 6:29
  birthright.
• 6:30
  It
• 6:30
  is
• 6:30
  not
• 6:31
  earned.
• 6:32
  Each
• 6:32
  child
• 6:32
  deserves
• 6:33
  a
• 6:33
  future
• 6:34
  filled
• 6:34
  with
• 6:34
  open
• 6:35
  doors
• 6:35
  and
• 6:36
  unlimited
• 6:37
  possibilities.
• 6:39
  Our
• 6:39
  work
• 6:40
  is
• 6:41
  in
• 6:41
  service
• 6:41
  to
• 6:42
  this
• 6:42
  central
• 6:42
  aspiration.
• 6:44
  And
• 6:44
  finally,
• 6:45
  we
• 6:46
  believe
• 6:46
  that
• 6:46
  each
• 6:47
  human
• 6:47
  life
• 6:47
  is
• 6:48
  unique
• 6:48
  and
• 6:49
  precious.
• 6:50
  As
• 6:50
  such,
• 6:50
  we
• 6:51
  are
• 6:51
  compelled
• 6:52
  to
• 6:52
  remove
• 6:52
  aspects
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  schooling
• 6:54
  that
• 6:55
  disregard
• 6:56
  any
• 6:57
  student's
• 6:57
  dignity.
• 6:59
  I
• 7:00
  feel
• 7:00
  like
• 7:00
  I
• 7:00
  just.
• 7:01
  Mic
• 7:01
  dropped.
• 7:02
  You
• 7:03
  did,
• 7:03
  right?
• 7:04
  It
• 7:04
  was
• 7:04
  like,
• 7:05
  oh.
• 7:05
  Okay,
• 7:05
  show's
• 7:06
  over.
• 7:07
  Thank
• 7:07
  you
• 7:07
  very
• 7:08
  much
• 7:08
  for
• 7:08
  joining
• 7:08
  us
• 7:08
  today.
• 7:09
  Right.
• 7:12
  Why,
• 7:14
  why
• 7:15
  are
• 7:15
  these
• 7:15
  Guiding
• 7:16
  principles
• 7:17
  so
• 7:18
  important
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  us,
• 7:19
  we
• 7:19
  had
• 7:19
  a
• 7:20
  lot
• 7:20
  of
• 7:20
  conversation
• 7:21
  together,
• 7:22
  but
• 7:22
  before
• 7:23
  we
• 7:23
  started
• 7:24
  producing
• 7:24
  this
• 7:25
  season
• 7:25
  of
• 7:25
  the
• 7:26
  Wheelhouse,
• 7:26
  to
• 7:27
  really
• 7:27
  think
• 7:27
  about
• 7:27
  and
• 7:28
  talk
• 7:28
  about
• 7:29
  these
• 7:29
  guiding
• 7:30
  principles,
• 7:31
  why
• 7:31
  are
• 7:31
  they
• 7:32
  so
• 7:32
  important
• 7:32
  to
• 7:33
  you?
• 7:36
  So
• 7:36
  before
• 7:36
  we
• 7:37
  even
• 7:37
  look
• 7:37
  at
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  guiding
• 7:38
  principles,
• 7:38
  what
• 7:39
  really
• 7:42
  pushed
• 7:43
  me
• 7:43
  forward
• 7:44
  into
• 7:44
  reflection
• 7:46
  is
• 7:46
  the
• 7:46
  narrative
• 7:47
  that
• 7:47
  precedes
• 7:48
  the
• 7:48
  guiding
• 7:48
  principles.
• 7:50
  When
• 7:50
  we're
• 7:51
  looking
• 7:51
  at
• 7:51
  inclusion,
• 7:53
  and
• 7:53
  yes,
• 7:53
  I
• 7:54
  said
• 7:54
  it,
• 7:55
  and
• 7:56
  what
• 7:56
  is
• 7:57
  an
• 7:57
  inclusive
• 7:58
  community,
• 7:59
  that
• 8:00
  was
• 8:00
  huge.
• 8:01
  We
• 8:01
  had
• 8:01
  a
• 8:01
  large
• 8:02
  conversation
• 8:02
  around
• 8:03
  that,
• 8:03
  because
• 8:04
  inclusion
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  each
• 8:06
  one
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  us
• 8:06
  is
• 8:07
  very
• 8:07
  different,
• 8:08
  represents
• 8:09
  our
• 8:10
  backgrounds,
• 8:11
  our
• 8:11
  lived
• 8:12
  experience,
• 8:12
  our
• 8:13
  life
• 8:13
  worlds,
• 8:13
  and
• 8:13
  our
• 8:14
  world
• 8:14
  views.
• 8:14
  But
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  disrupt
• 8:16
  that
• 8:18
  in
• 8:18
  order
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  come
• 8:19
  together
• 8:19
  in
• 8:20
  community
• 8:21
  so
• 8:21
  that
• 8:21
  we
• 8:22
  are
• 8:22
  steadfastly
• 8:23
  committed
• 8:23
  to
• 8:24
  each
• 8:24
  learner,
• 8:25
  I'd
• 8:25
  like
• 8:26
  to
• 8:26
  explore
• 8:26
  that
• 8:26
  a
• 8:27
  little
• 8:27
  bit,
• 8:28
  because
• 8:30
  it's
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  blessing
• 8:31
  that
• 8:31
  we're
• 8:31
  together
• 8:32
  right
• 8:32
  now,
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  we
• 8:33
  don't
• 8:33
  want
• 8:34
  to
• 8:34
  take
• 8:34
  that
• 8:34
  lightly
• 8:36
  because
• 8:36
  we
• 8:36
  do
• 8:37
  have
• 8:37
  community
• 8:39
  and
• 8:39
  we
• 8:40
  have
• 8:41
  distinguish
• 8:42
  ourselves
• 8:43
  as
• 8:44
  different
• 8:45
  and
• 8:45
  diverse
• 8:46
  because
• 8:47
  we
• 8:47
  have
• 8:48
  a
• 8:48
  heart
• 8:48
  of
• 8:48
  servant
• 8:49
  leadership
• 8:50
  and
• 8:50
  an
• 8:50
  action
• 8:50
  of
• 8:51
  advocacy.
• 8:53
  I
• 8:53
  think
• 8:53
  there's
• 8:54
  so
• 8:54
  much
• 8:54
  there,
• 8:55
  Alicia,
• 8:56
  to
• 8:56
  really
• 8:56
  lift
• 8:56
  up,
• 8:57
  really
• 8:57
  think
• 8:58
  about
• 8:58
  that,
• 8:58
  you
• 8:58
  know,
• 8:59
  think
• 8:59
  about
• 8:59
  our
• 9:00
  space
• 9:00
  that
• 9:01
  we
• 9:01
  intentionally
• 9:03
  set,
• 9:03
  you
• 9:03
  know,
• 9:04
  before
• 9:04
  we
• 9:04
  hit
• 9:05
  the
• 9:05
  recording
• 9:06
  button,
• 9:07
  to
• 9:07
  know
• 9:08
  that
• 9:09
  to
• 9:09
  be
• 9:09
  able
• 9:10
  to
• 9:10
  have
• 9:10
  conversations
• 9:11
  in
• 9:12
  a
• 9:12
  really
• 9:12
  authentic
• 9:13
  way,
• 9:13
  to
• 9:14
  be
• 9:14
  in
• 9:14
  a
• 9:15
  space
• 9:15
  with
• 9:16
  people
• 9:17
  that
• 9:17
  are
• 9:18
  unique
• 9:18
  and
• 9:19
  are
• 9:19
  distinctive
• 9:20
  and
• 9:20
  irreplaceable,
• 9:22
  and
• 9:22
  knowing
• 9:22
  that
• 9:23
  we
• 9:24
  have
• 9:24
  that
• 9:25
  for
• 9:25
  one
• 9:25
  another
• 9:26
  here,
• 9:26
  and
• 9:26
  how
• 9:27
  do
• 9:27
  we
• 9:27
  extend
• 9:27
  that
• 9:28
  to
• 9:29
  everyone
• 9:29
  who's
• 9:30
  listening
• 9:30
  so
• 9:31
  that
• 9:31
  they're
• 9:32
  extending
• 9:33
  that
• 9:33
  to
• 9:34
  everyone
• 9:34
  that
• 9:35
  they
• 9:35
  come
• 9:35
  in
• 9:35
  contact?
• 9:36
  So
• 9:36
  it's
• 9:36
  really
• 9:37
  this
• 9:37
  opportunity
• 9:39
  to
• 9:39
  create
• 9:40
  this
• 9:40
  ripple
• 9:40
  effect,
• 9:41
  to
• 9:42
  know
• 9:42
  that
• 9:43
  in.
• 9:44
  In
• 9:44
  this
• 9:45
  world,
• 9:46
  in
• 9:46
  our
• 9:46
  seats,
• 9:47
  wherever
• 9:47
  we
• 9:48
  are,
• 9:48
  that
• 9:49
  we
• 9:49
  have
• 9:49
  this
• 9:50
  absolute
• 9:51
  blessing,
• 9:52
  this
• 9:52
  responsibility
• 9:54
  to
• 9:55
  ensure
• 9:56
  that
• 9:56
  all
• 9:56
  of
• 9:57
  those
• 9:57
  guiding
• 9:57
  principles
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  grant
• 9:59
  read
• 10:00
  that
• 10:00
  we
• 10:01
  are
• 10:01
  living
• 10:02
  into
• 10:02
  that.
• 10:02
  And
• 10:03
  so
• 10:04
  us
• 10:04
  taking
• 10:04
  the
• 10:05
  time
• 10:06
  to
• 10:06
  really
• 10:06
  define
• 10:07
  that
• 10:07
  has
• 10:08
  allowed
• 10:08
  for
• 10:08
  us
• 10:09
  to
• 10:09
  ensure
• 10:09
  that
• 10:10
  our
• 10:11
  conversations,
• 10:12
  our
• 10:12
  guests,
• 10:13
  are
• 10:13
  going
• 10:14
  to
• 10:14
  be
• 10:14
  grounded
• 10:16
  in
• 10:16
  that,
• 10:16
  in
• 10:17
  our
• 10:17
  why,
• 10:17
  why
• 10:18
  we
• 10:18
  exist,
• 10:19
  because
• 10:20
  lots
• 10:20
  of
• 10:20
  podcasts
• 10:21
  out
• 10:21
  there,
• 10:22
  what
• 10:22
  makes
• 10:22
  us
• 10:23
  unique
• 10:23
  and
• 10:24
  allows
• 10:24
  for
• 10:25
  us
• 10:25
  to
• 10:25
  be
• 10:25
  able
• 10:25
  to
• 10:26
  really
• 10:27
  center
• 10:28
  ourselves
• 10:28
  within
• 10:29
  those.
• 10:29
  Those
• 10:30
  guiding
• 10:30
  principles.
• 10:33
  I
• 10:34
  think
• 10:35
  about
• 10:37
  the
• 10:37
  place
• 10:38
  of
• 10:38
  strength
• 10:39
  that
• 10:40
  I
• 10:40
  want
• 10:40
  to
• 10:41
  work
• 10:42
  from
• 10:43
  as
• 10:43
  an
• 10:43
  educator
• 10:45
  and
• 10:46
  the
• 10:47
  statement
• 10:47
  at
• 10:48
  the
• 10:48
  heart
• 10:48
  of
• 10:49
  the
• 10:49
  work
• 10:49
  of
• 10:49
  the
• 10:49
  wheelhouse
• 10:50
  and
• 10:51
  the
• 10:51
  four
• 10:51
  guiding
• 10:51
  principles.
• 10:53
  Create
• 10:53
  that
• 10:54
  place
• 10:54
  of
• 10:54
  strength,
• 10:55
  put
• 10:56
  words
• 10:56
  on
• 10:56
  it
• 10:57
  and
• 10:58
  frame
• 10:59
  it
• 10:59
  for
• 10:59
  me
• 11:00
  so
• 11:00
  that
• 11:00
  when
• 11:00
  I
• 11:01
  start
• 11:01
  to
• 11:01
  say
• 11:01
  these
• 11:02
  words
• 11:03
  and
• 11:03
  remind
• 11:04
  myself
• 11:04
  of
• 11:04
  these
• 11:04
  truths,
• 11:06
  I'm
• 11:07
  instantly
• 11:07
  in
• 11:08
  that
• 11:08
  place
• 11:09
  of
• 11:09
  centered
• 11:10
  strength
• 11:11
  where
• 11:11
  I
• 11:11
  can
• 11:12
  leverage
• 11:13
  all
• 11:13
  of
• 11:13
  the
• 11:14
  wisdom
• 11:14
  that
• 11:14
  I've
• 11:14
  been
• 11:15
  given
• 11:16
  and
• 11:16
  I
• 11:16
  can
• 11:16
  bring
• 11:17
  it
• 11:17
  to
• 11:17
  that
• 11:17
  work.
• 11:19
  I'm
• 11:19
  reminded
• 11:20
  that
• 11:20
  our
• 11:21
  oldest
• 11:21
  child
• 11:22
  began
• 11:23
  her
• 11:23
  experience
• 11:24
  in
• 11:24
  our
• 11:25
  public
• 11:25
  school
• 11:25
  system,
• 11:27
  where
• 11:27
  a
• 11:27
  school
• 11:27
  psychologist,
• 11:29
  because
• 11:30
  of
• 11:30
  her
• 11:31
  presentation,
• 11:33
  was
• 11:34
  pushing
• 11:34
  for
• 11:35
  an
• 11:35
  Mr.
• 11:36
  Designation
• 11:37
  on
• 11:37
  her
• 11:37
  IEP,
• 11:39
  which
• 11:40
  was,
• 11:40
  in
• 11:40
  the
• 11:41
  day,
• 11:42
  two
• 11:43
  letters
• 11:43
  meaning
• 11:44
  mental
• 11:44
  retardation.
• 11:46
  This
• 11:46
  child,
• 11:47
  in
• 11:47
  her
• 11:48
  junior
• 11:48
  year
• 11:49
  of
• 11:49
  high
• 11:49
  school,
• 11:50
  was
• 11:51
  in
• 11:51
  an
• 11:51
  AP
• 11:51
  history
• 11:52
  class,
• 11:52
  where
• 11:53
  at
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  end
• 11:53
  of
• 11:54
  the
• 11:54
  year
• 11:54
  on
• 11:54
  that
• 11:54
  AP
• 11:55
  exam,
• 11:55
  she
• 11:56
  was
• 11:56
  the
• 11:56
  only
• 11:56
  child
• 11:57
  in
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  building
• 11:57
  to
• 11:58
  score
• 11:58
  perfectly.
• 12:00
  And
• 12:00
  her
• 12:00
  teacher
• 12:02
  stopped
• 12:03
  my
• 12:03
  wife
• 12:03
  and
• 12:03
  I
• 12:04
  in
• 12:04
  the
• 12:04
  parking
• 12:04
  lot
• 12:05
  and
• 12:05
  said,
• 12:07
  I
• 12:07
  just
• 12:08
  need
• 12:08
  to
• 12:08
  tell
• 12:08
  you
• 12:09
  that
• 12:09
  for
• 12:09
  the
• 12:10
  last
• 12:10
  three
• 12:10
  hours,
• 12:11
  a
• 12:11
  student's
• 12:12
  essay
• 12:12
  has
• 12:12
  been
• 12:13
  passed
• 12:13
  around
• 12:13
  this
• 12:14
  building.
• 12:15
  There
• 12:15
  have
• 12:15
  probably
• 12:16
  been
• 12:16
  over
• 12:17
  100
• 12:17
  different
• 12:18
  readers,
• 12:18
  and
• 12:19
  it
• 12:19
  was
• 12:19
  your
• 12:19
  daughters.
• 12:21
  I've
• 12:22
  never
• 12:22
  held
• 12:22
  a
• 12:22
  paper
• 12:23
  where
• 12:23
  everything
• 12:23
  was
• 12:24
  so
• 12:25
  beautifully
• 12:25
  expressed.
• 12:27
  Just
• 12:28
  wanted
• 12:28
  you
• 12:28
  to
• 12:28
  know.
• 12:30
  Each
• 12:30
  child
• 12:31
  is
• 12:31
  distinctive
• 12:32
  and
• 12:33
  irreplaceable.
• 12:35
  And
• 12:35
  every
• 12:35
  day
• 12:35
  when
• 12:36
  I
• 12:36
  enter
• 12:37
  a
• 12:37
  school
• 12:37
  building,
• 12:38
  I
• 12:39
  see
• 12:39
  the
• 12:39
  pageantry
• 12:40
  of
• 12:40
  humanity.
• 12:42
  I
• 12:42
  watch
• 12:42
  sophomores
• 12:43
  who
• 12:43
  are
• 12:44
  doing
• 12:44
  their
• 12:44
  first
• 12:45
  reading
• 12:45
  of
• 12:45
  Lord
• 12:46
  of
• 12:46
  the
• 12:46
  Flies,
• 12:47
  and
• 12:47
  in
• 12:47
  their
• 12:47
  groups,
• 12:48
  I'm
• 12:48
  watching
• 12:48
  Lord
• 12:49
  of
• 12:49
  the
• 12:49
  Flies
• 12:50
  behavior
• 12:50
  enacted.
• 12:53
  And.
• 12:54
  And
• 12:54
  I
• 12:55
  think
• 12:55
  this
• 12:56
  is
• 12:56
  what's
• 12:57
  joyful
• 12:58
  about
• 12:58
  the
• 12:58
  work
• 12:59
  when
• 12:59
  we
• 13:00
  see
• 13:00
  these
• 13:00
  people
• 13:01
  as
• 13:01
  distinctive
• 13:02
  and
• 13:02
  irreplaceable,
• 13:03
  when
• 13:04
  we
• 13:04
  see
• 13:04
  each
• 13:05
  of
• 13:05
  them.
• 13:07
  So
• 13:07
  these
• 13:07
  principles
• 13:08
  put
• 13:08
  me
• 13:08
  in
• 13:09
  that
• 13:09
  place
• 13:10
  where
• 13:11
  I
• 13:11
  can
• 13:11
  work
• 13:11
  from
• 13:12
  my
• 13:13
  point
• 13:13
  of
• 13:13
  strength.
• 13:14
  And
• 13:15
  yet
• 13:16
  traditional
• 13:16
  schooling
• 13:17
  is
• 13:17
  now
• 13:17
  organized.
• 13:18
  It
• 13:18
  is
• 13:19
  not
• 13:19
  focused
• 13:20
  on
• 13:21
  that
• 13:22
  human
• 13:22
  approach.
• 13:23
  It's
• 13:23
  not
• 13:23
  focused
• 13:24
  on
• 13:24
  ensuring
• 13:25
  that
• 13:26
  each
• 13:27
  student,
• 13:28
  each
• 13:28
  child
• 13:29
  knows
• 13:29
  that
• 13:29
  they're
• 13:29
  distinctive
• 13:30
  and
• 13:30
  irreplaceable.
• 13:31
  It
• 13:32
  is
• 13:32
  about
• 13:32
  herding
• 13:33
  the
• 13:33
  collective
• 13:34
  plural
• 13:34
  towards
• 13:35
  some
• 13:36
  finish
• 13:37
  line,
• 13:37
  whatever
• 13:38
  that
• 13:38
  finish
• 13:39
  line
• 13:39
  is.
• 13:39
  And
• 13:40
  it's
• 13:40
  how
• 13:41
  educators
• 13:42
  unknowingly,
• 13:43
  maybe
• 13:43
  naively,
• 13:46
  respond
• 13:48
  to
• 13:48
  that
• 13:49
  transactional
• 13:49
  nature
• 13:50
  in
• 13:51
  ways
• 13:52
  that
• 13:52
  cause
• 13:52
  harm,
• 13:53
  that
• 13:53
  cause
• 13:53
  harm
• 13:54
  to
• 13:54
  children,
• 13:54
  right?
• 13:55
  And
• 13:56
  this
• 13:57
  work
• 13:57
  is
• 13:57
  about
• 13:58
  helping
• 13:59
  us
• 13:59
  all
• 13:59
  rethink,
• 14:01
  rethink
• 14:01
  that.
• 14:02
  Because
• 14:02
  at
• 14:02
  the
• 14:02
  end
• 14:03
  of
• 14:03
  13
• 14:04
  years
• 14:05
  of
• 14:05
  schooling,
• 14:07
  kids
• 14:08
  should
• 14:08
  feel
• 14:09
  as
• 14:09
  if
• 14:10
  they
• 14:10
  have
• 14:11
  been
• 14:11
  nurtured
• 14:13
  and
• 14:13
  grown
• 14:14
  and
• 14:15
  supported
• 14:17
  to
• 14:17
  be
• 14:18
  whoever
• 14:19
  they
• 14:19
  are
• 14:19
  meant
• 14:20
  to
• 14:20
  be.
• 14:22
  That's
• 14:22
  what
• 14:22
  this
• 14:23
  podcast
• 14:23
  is
• 14:23
  all
• 14:23
  about,
• 14:24
  right?
• 14:24
  It's
• 14:25
  about
• 14:25
  bringing
• 14:26
  us
• 14:26
  together
• 14:27
  in
• 14:27
  spaces
• 14:27
  where
• 14:27
  we
• 14:28
  go.
• 14:28
  You
• 14:28
  know,
• 14:30
  there
• 14:30
  are
• 14:30
  lots
• 14:31
  of
• 14:31
  ways
• 14:31
  that
• 14:32
  schools
• 14:33
  unintentionally
• 14:34
  and
• 14:34
  sometimes
• 14:35
  intentionally
• 14:36
  harm
• 14:36
  children.
• 14:37
  We
• 14:37
  got
• 14:37
  to
• 14:37
  really
• 14:38
  rethink
• 14:38
  all
• 14:38
  of
• 14:39
  that,
• 14:39
  because
• 14:40
  this
• 14:40
  push
• 14:41
  to
• 14:42
  test
• 14:42
  scores
• 14:43
  as
• 14:44
  the
• 14:44
  sole
• 14:44
  measure
• 14:45
  of
• 14:46
  what's
• 14:46
  going
• 14:46
  on
• 14:47
  isn't
• 14:47
  working
• 14:47
  for
• 14:47
  us.
• 14:49
  And
• 14:49
  at
• 14:49
  the
• 14:49
  end
• 14:49
  of
• 14:50
  the
• 14:50
  day,
• 14:50
  we
• 14:50
  all
• 14:50
  have
• 14:50
  children
• 14:51
  sitting
• 14:51
  around
• 14:52
  this
• 14:52
  table,
• 14:52
  right?
• 14:53
  We
• 14:53
  all
• 14:53
  have
• 14:53
  children.
• 14:54
  Some
• 14:54
  of
• 14:54
  us
• 14:55
  have
• 14:55
  grandchildren,
• 14:56
  some
• 14:57
  of
• 14:57
  us
• 14:57
  will.
• 14:58
  That's
• 14:58
  not
• 14:58
  what
• 14:58
  we
• 14:59
  want
• 14:59
  for
• 14:59
  our
• 14:59
  kids.
• 15:01
  We
• 15:01
  want
• 15:02
  something
• 15:02
  far
• 15:02
  different
• 15:03
  from
• 15:03
  that
• 15:03
  in
• 15:04
  this
• 15:05
  inclusive
• 15:05
  space
• 15:07
  and
• 15:07
  in
• 15:07
  2025,
• 15:09
  this
• 15:10
  becomes
• 15:10
  even
• 15:10
  more
• 15:11
  important,
• 15:13
  I
• 15:13
  think,
• 15:14
  to
• 15:14
  our
• 15:14
  work
• 15:14
  and
• 15:15
  my
• 15:15
  friends,
• 15:16
  this
• 15:16
  is
• 15:17
  our
• 15:17
  show.
• 15:19
  We
• 15:19
  can
• 15:20
  say.
• 15:20
  And
• 15:21
  we
• 15:21
  can
• 15:21
  say
• 15:22
  what
• 15:22
  we
• 15:22
  need
• 15:22
  to
• 15:22
  say,
• 15:23
  because
• 15:23
  this
• 15:24
  is
• 15:24
  our
• 15:25
  show.
• 15:25
  And
• 15:26
  for
• 15:27
  listeners
• 15:28
  who
• 15:29
  don't
• 15:29
  have
• 15:29
  the
• 15:29
  same
• 15:30
  values,
• 15:31
  there
• 15:31
  are
• 15:31
  other
• 15:31
  shows
• 15:32
  to
• 15:32
  listen
• 15:32
  to,
• 15:33
  and
• 15:34
  that's
• 15:34
  okay.
• 15:34
  And
• 15:35
  those
• 15:35
  of
• 15:35
  you
• 15:36
  who
• 15:36
  think,
• 15:36
  oh,
• 15:36
  wow,
• 15:37
  you're
• 15:37
  onto
• 15:38
  something
• 15:38
  really
• 15:38
  important,
• 15:39
  join
• 15:40
  us
• 15:40
  in
• 15:40
  the
• 15:40
  journey.
• 15:41
  Alicia,
• 15:42
  thank
• 15:42
  you
• 15:42
  for
• 15:42
  lifting
• 15:43
  that.
• 15:44
  That's
• 15:44
  great.
• 15:45
  And
• 15:46
  I
• 15:46
  appreciate
• 15:46
  the
• 15:47
  conversation,
• 15:47
  I
• 15:48
  think,
• 15:48
  about
• 15:49
  what
• 15:49
  we
• 15:49
  all
• 15:49
  shared
• 15:51
  and
• 15:51
  what
• 15:51
  rested
• 15:52
  with
• 15:53
  me,
• 15:54
  because
• 15:54
  I
• 15:54
  am
• 15:55
  really
• 15:55
  reflective
• 15:56
  in
• 15:56
  the
• 15:57
  practice.
• 15:57
  So
• 15:58
  I'm
• 15:58
  processing
• 15:59
  all
• 15:59
  those
• 15:59
  good
• 16:00
  nuggets
• 16:01
  that
• 16:02
  you
• 16:02
  all
• 16:02
  planted
• 16:03
  and
• 16:03
  shared
• 16:04
  in
• 16:04
  the
• 16:04
  space
• 16:05
  is
• 16:05
  a
• 16:06
  charge
• 16:06
  that
• 16:06
  I.
• 16:07
  That
• 16:07
  I
• 16:08
  present
• 16:08
  not
• 16:09
  only
• 16:09
  to
• 16:09
  myself,
• 16:10
  but
• 16:10
  to
• 16:11
  all
• 16:11
  educators
• 16:12
  that
• 16:13
  I
• 16:13
  touch
• 16:13
  and
• 16:13
  I.
• 16:14
  And
• 16:14
  I
• 16:14
  consult
• 16:15
  around
• 16:15
  the
• 16:15
  world.
• 16:16
  And
• 16:17
  regardless
• 16:17
  of
• 16:17
  the
• 16:18
  language
• 16:18
  that
• 16:18
  we're
• 16:19
  speaking
• 16:19
  in
• 16:19
  at
• 16:19
  the
• 16:20
  time,
• 16:20
  it's,
• 16:22
  are
• 16:22
  we
• 16:22
  promoting
• 16:23
  hope
• 16:23
  or
• 16:24
  are
• 16:24
  we
• 16:24
  killing
• 16:24
  dreams?
• 16:26
  And
• 16:26
  if
• 16:26
  we're
• 16:27
  looking
• 16:27
  at
• 16:28
  those
• 16:28
  two
• 16:29
  constructs,
• 16:31
  we
• 16:32
  have
• 16:32
  to
• 16:32
  understand
• 16:35
  what
• 16:35
  is
• 16:36
  our
• 16:36
  mission,
• 16:36
  what
• 16:37
  is
• 16:37
  our
• 16:37
  purpose,
• 16:37
  and
• 16:37
  what
• 16:38
  is
• 16:38
  our
• 16:38
  intent.
• 16:40
  So
• 16:40
  it
• 16:40
  was
• 16:41
  indeed
• 16:41
  a
• 16:42
  privilege
• 16:42
  that
• 16:44
  Grant,
• 16:44
  you
• 16:45
  had
• 16:45
  us
• 16:45
  come
• 16:45
  about
• 16:46
  being
• 16:46
  very
• 16:47
  purposeful
• 16:47
  and
• 16:48
  intentional,
• 16:49
  not
• 16:49
  as
• 16:49
  a
• 16:50
  buzzword,
• 16:51
  but
• 16:51
  as
• 16:51
  a
• 16:52
  real
• 16:52
  qualifier
• 16:53
  to
• 16:53
  come
• 16:53
  around
• 16:54
  and
• 16:54
  sit
• 16:55
  and
• 16:55
  truly
• 16:56
  dissect
• 16:57
  our
• 16:57
  purpose,
• 16:58
  our
• 16:58
  mission,
• 16:59
  our
• 16:59
  vision,
• 16:59
  and
• 16:59
  our
• 17:00
  guiding
• 17:00
  principles.
• 17:01
  Because
• 17:02
  every
• 17:03
  educator
• 17:03
  that
• 17:04
  is
• 17:04
  in
• 17:04
  this
• 17:04
  space,
• 17:05
  we
• 17:06
  promote
• 17:06
  hope
• 17:07
  in
• 17:08
  each
• 17:08
  and
• 17:08
  every
• 17:09
  child,
• 17:09
  and
• 17:10
  it
• 17:10
  is
• 17:11
  powerful
• 17:11
  work
• 17:12
  that
• 17:12
  we
• 17:12
  do.
• 17:14
  I
• 17:14
  love
• 17:14
  that
• 17:14
  word.
• 17:15
  I
• 17:15
  love
• 17:16
  that
• 17:16
  word.
• 17:16
  And
• 17:16
  I
• 17:16
  also
• 17:17
  love
• 17:17
  the
• 17:17
  juxtaposition
• 17:18
  of
• 17:19
  hope
• 17:20
  and
• 17:20
  killing
• 17:21
  dreams.
• 17:22
  Great.
• 17:23
  Because
• 17:23
  that's
• 17:23
  in
• 17:23
  my
• 17:23
  next
• 17:24
  book.
• 17:25
  I
• 17:25
  love
• 17:25
  that.
• 17:27
  I
• 17:27
  wrote
• 17:28
  it
• 17:28
  down.
• 17:28
  Yeah,
• 17:29
  I
• 17:29
  think
• 17:29
  that.
• 17:29
  Go
• 17:29
  ahead,
• 17:30
  Kathy.
• 17:30
  I
• 17:30
  think
• 17:30
  it's
• 17:30
  really
• 17:31
  powerful.
• 17:31
  Yeah.
• 17:32
  Because
• 17:32
  I
• 17:32
  think
• 17:32
  then
• 17:33
  it
• 17:33
  allows
• 17:34
  for
• 17:34
  us
• 17:34
  to
• 17:34
  be
• 17:35
  in
• 17:35
  the
• 17:35
  space
• 17:35
  to
• 17:36
  challenge
• 17:38
  ourselves
• 17:38
  and
• 17:39
  challenge
• 17:39
  others
• 17:40
  in
• 17:41
  knowing
• 17:41
  that,
• 17:42
  as
• 17:43
  Grant
• 17:43
  said,
• 17:44
  this
• 17:45
  may
• 17:45
  not
• 17:45
  be
• 17:46
  the
• 17:46
  conversation
• 17:46
  that
• 17:47
  some
• 17:47
  people
• 17:47
  want
• 17:48
  to
• 17:48
  be
• 17:48
  a
• 17:48
  part
• 17:49
  of
• 17:49
  and.
• 17:50
  And
• 17:50
  that's
• 17:50
  okay.
• 17:52
  But
• 17:53
  those
• 17:53
  that
• 17:54
  are
• 17:55
  ready
• 17:55
  are
• 17:56
  willing
• 17:56
  and
• 17:56
  are
• 17:57
  trying
• 17:57
  to
• 17:58
  live
• 17:58
  in
• 17:58
  this
• 17:58
  space
• 17:59
  of
• 18:00
  promoting
• 18:01
  hope
• 18:02
  and
• 18:02
  not
• 18:02
  killing
• 18:03
  dreams
• 18:04
  and
• 18:05
  looking
• 18:05
  for
• 18:06
  those
• 18:07
  that
• 18:07
  are
• 18:07
  feeling
• 18:08
  that
• 18:08
  way,
• 18:08
  more
• 18:09
  like
• 18:09
  that
• 18:10
  community.
• 18:10
  Because
• 18:11
  sometimes
• 18:11
  it
• 18:11
  can
• 18:12
  feel
• 18:12
  isolating.
• 18:14
  Sometimes
• 18:14
  you
• 18:14
  can
• 18:14
  be
• 18:15
  in
• 18:15
  a
• 18:15
  space
• 18:15
  and
• 18:16
  education
• 18:16
  that
• 18:17
  you
• 18:17
  feel
• 18:17
  like,
• 18:18
  am
• 18:18
  I
• 18:18
  the
• 18:19
  only
• 18:19
  one
• 18:20
  that's
• 18:20
  thinking
• 18:21
  this?
• 18:21
  Am
• 18:21
  I
• 18:21
  the
• 18:21
  only
• 18:21
  one
• 18:22
  that's
• 18:22
  really
• 18:23
  advocating
• 18:24
  for
• 18:24
  this
• 18:25
  moral
• 18:25
  imperative?
• 18:26
  And
• 18:27
  then
• 18:27
  you
• 18:27
  start
• 18:27
  to
• 18:28
  learn
• 18:28
  and
• 18:28
  say
• 18:28
  those.
• 18:29
  The
• 18:30
  right
• 18:30
  words,
• 18:31
  the
• 18:31
  right
• 18:31
  phrases
• 18:32
  that
• 18:33
  others
• 18:33
  say.
• 18:34
  That's
• 18:34
  what
• 18:35
  I've
• 18:35
  been
• 18:35
  thinking.
• 18:36
  That's
• 18:36
  what
• 18:36
  I've
• 18:36
  been
• 18:36
  feeling
• 18:37
  I
• 18:37
  just
• 18:38
  don't
• 18:38
  know
• 18:38
  how
• 18:38
  to
• 18:38
  do
• 18:39
  it
• 18:39
  because
• 18:40
  I'm
• 18:40
  tied
• 18:40
  to
• 18:41
  my
• 18:41
  pacing
• 18:41
  guide.
• 18:41
  I'm
• 18:42
  tied
• 18:42
  to
• 18:42
  my
• 18:42
  academic.
• 18:43
  I
• 18:44
  need
• 18:44
  to
• 18:44
  know
• 18:45
  there
• 18:46
  are
• 18:46
  others,
• 18:48
  that
• 18:48
  there's
• 18:49
  a
• 18:49
  community
• 18:49
  of
• 18:50
  hope
• 18:51
  and
• 18:51
  that
• 18:52
  we
• 18:52
  can
• 18:52
  together
• 18:54
  build
• 18:54
  on
• 18:55
  that
• 18:55
  so
• 18:55
  that
• 18:56
  each
• 18:56
  student,
• 18:57
  each
• 18:58
  educator,
• 18:59
  that
• 18:59
  we
• 19:00
  are
• 19:00
  so
• 19:01
  fortunate
• 19:01
  to
• 19:02
  be
• 19:02
  a
• 19:02
  part
• 19:02
  of
• 19:03
  their
• 19:03
  lives,
• 19:03
  that
• 19:04
  they
• 19:04
  know
• 19:04
  that,
• 19:04
  that
• 19:05
  they
• 19:05
  feel
• 19:05
  that,
• 19:06
  and
• 19:06
  they
• 19:07
  can
• 19:07
  live
• 19:07
  that.
• 19:11
  Alicia,
• 19:12
  you.
• 19:12
  You
• 19:12
  used
• 19:13
  just
• 19:14
  a
• 19:14
  quick
• 19:15
  phrase
• 19:15
  as
• 19:15
  you
• 19:16
  were
• 19:16
  talking
• 19:16
  about
• 19:16
  your
• 19:16
  work
• 19:17
  in
• 19:18
  all
• 19:18
  the
• 19:18
  places
• 19:18
  in
• 19:19
  the
• 19:19
  world
• 19:19
  where
• 19:20
  it
• 19:20
  happens,
• 19:21
  touching
• 19:21
  lives.
• 19:23
  And
• 19:24
  it
• 19:24
  reminded
• 19:25
  me
• 19:25
  of
• 19:25
  a
• 19:25
  conversation
• 19:26
  I
• 19:26
  had
• 19:26
  with
• 19:26
  a
• 19:26
  colleague
• 19:27
  yesterday
• 19:29
  who.
• 19:29
  About
• 19:29
  a
• 19:30
  particular
• 19:30
  student
• 19:32
  who,
• 19:32
  you
• 19:33
  know,
• 19:33
  as.
• 19:34
  As
• 19:34
  kids
• 19:34
  will
• 19:34
  do.
• 19:35
  They
• 19:35
  will.
• 19:35
  They
• 19:36
  will
• 19:36
  wear
• 19:36
  us
• 19:36
  out
• 19:38
  as
• 19:39
  they
• 19:39
  take
• 19:39
  us
• 19:39
  on
• 19:39
  that
• 19:40
  ride
• 19:40
  with
• 19:40
  them.
• 19:40
  We'
• 19:41
  willing
• 19:41
  passengers
• 19:42
  so
• 19:42
  many
• 19:43
  times.
• 19:44
  But
• 19:44
  with
• 19:45
  some
• 19:46
  questions
• 19:46
  about
• 19:46
  the
• 19:47
  student
• 19:47
  that
• 19:48
  I
• 19:48
  just
• 19:49
  was
• 19:49
  naturally
• 19:49
  having,
• 19:50
  I
• 19:51
  watched
• 19:51
  her
• 19:52
  perform
• 19:53
  this
• 19:53
  kind
• 19:53
  of
• 19:53
  reframing
• 19:54
  in
• 19:55
  the
• 19:55
  same
• 19:55
  way
• 19:55
  you
• 19:55
  just
• 19:55
  did
• 19:56
  it
• 19:56
  for
• 19:56
  us.
• 19:57
  Are
• 19:57
  we
• 19:58
  promoting
• 19:58
  hope
• 19:58
  or
• 19:59
  are
• 19:59
  we
• 19:59
  killing
• 19:59
  dreams?
• 20:00
  Is
• 20:00
  a
• 20:00
  reframing
• 20:01
  of
• 20:02
  our
• 20:02
  work.
• 20:02
  And
• 20:03
  when
• 20:03
  we
• 20:03
  look
• 20:03
  through
• 20:04
  that
• 20:04
  frame,
• 20:05
  suddenly
• 20:05
  things
• 20:06
  clarify.
• 20:08
  And
• 20:08
  the
• 20:08
  question
• 20:08
  she
• 20:09
  raised
• 20:09
  in
• 20:09
  me
• 20:10
  helped
• 20:10
  her
• 20:11
  restore
• 20:11
  some
• 20:12
  of
• 20:12
  the
• 20:12
  main
• 20:12
  principles
• 20:14
  of
• 20:14
  this
• 20:15
  particular
• 20:16
  child's
• 20:16
  life.
• 20:17
  And
• 20:18
  I
• 20:18
  watched
• 20:18
  her
• 20:19
  then
• 20:19
  formulate
• 20:21
  the
• 20:21
  first
• 20:21
  steps
• 20:22
  of
• 20:22
  the
• 20:22
  next
• 20:22
  day's
• 20:23
  plan.
• 20:24
  And
• 20:26
  to
• 20:26
  me,
• 20:27
  that's
• 20:28
  the
• 20:28
  why
• 20:29
  of
• 20:29
  these
• 20:29
  four
• 20:30
  principles.
• 20:31
  And
• 20:32
  we
• 20:32
  are
• 20:33
  touching
• 20:33
  lives
• 20:34
  and
• 20:34
  we
• 20:34
  are
• 20:34
  doing
• 20:35
  one
• 20:35
  thing
• 20:35
  or
• 20:36
  the
• 20:36
  other.
• 20:37
  And
• 20:37
  sometimes
• 20:38
  we're
• 20:38
  on
• 20:38
  the
• 20:38
  wrong
• 20:39
  side
• 20:40
  of
• 20:40
  that
• 20:40
  line
• 20:42
  and
• 20:42
  we
• 20:42
  find
• 20:42
  our
• 20:43
  way
• 20:43
  back
• 20:44
  because
• 20:45
  these
• 20:45
  principles
• 20:46
  are
• 20:46
  truly
• 20:47
  guiding.
• 20:48
  Michael,
• 20:49
  you
• 20:49
  said
• 20:49
  something
• 20:49
  that
• 20:50
  I
• 20:50
  just
• 20:50
  want
• 20:50
  to
• 20:50
  say
• 20:51
  again,
• 20:51
  because
• 20:52
  you
• 20:53
  said
• 20:53
  we're
• 20:54
  doing
• 20:54
  one
• 20:56
  or
• 20:56
  the
• 20:57
  other.
• 20:59
  I
• 20:59
  think
• 20:59
  that's
• 21:00
  really
• 21:00
  powerful
• 21:00
  because
• 21:01
  I
• 21:01
  think
• 21:01
  we
• 21:02
  sometimes
• 21:04
  in
• 21:04
  the
• 21:04
  everyday
• 21:05
  world,
• 21:06
  we
• 21:06
  get
• 21:06
  stuck
• 21:06
  in
• 21:08
  teaching
• 21:08
  phonics
• 21:09
  in
• 21:09
  second
• 21:10
  grade
• 21:10
  or
• 21:10
  whatever.
• 21:11
  I'm
• 21:11
  not
• 21:11
  picking
• 21:11
  on
• 21:11
  phonics
• 21:12
  or
• 21:12
  literacy.
• 21:12
  I'm
• 21:13
  just
• 21:13
  saying
• 21:13
  we
• 21:13
  get
• 21:13
  stuck
• 21:13
  in
• 21:14
  our
• 21:14
  everyday
• 21:15
  world,
• 21:15
  our
• 21:16
  everyday.
• 21:17
  The
• 21:17
  everyday
• 21:18
  tasks
• 21:18
  that
• 21:18
  we
• 21:19
  have,
• 21:19
  whether
• 21:19
  we're
• 21:19
  a
• 21:19
  high
• 21:20
  school
• 21:20
  teacher
• 21:20
  or
• 21:21
  whether
• 21:21
  we're
• 21:21
  an
• 21:21
  elementary
• 21:22
  teacher,
• 21:22
  whether
• 21:22
  we're
• 21:23
  a
• 21:23
  principal,
• 21:25
  superintendent,
• 21:27
  we
• 21:27
  get,
• 21:28
  you
• 21:29
  know,
• 21:29
  sometimes
• 21:30
  we
• 21:30
  get
• 21:30
  some
• 21:31
  tunnel
• 21:31
  vision,
• 21:32
  right?
• 21:32
  Because
• 21:33
  the
• 21:33
  tasks
• 21:34
  on
• 21:34
  our
• 21:34
  plate,
• 21:38
  they're
• 21:38
  so
• 21:38
  many
• 21:39
  with
• 21:39
  such
• 21:40
  little
• 21:40
  time.
• 21:41
  But
• 21:41
  I
• 21:41
  think
• 21:41
  it's
• 21:41
  really
• 21:41
  important
• 21:42
  for
• 21:42
  us
• 21:42
  to
• 21:43
  remember
• 21:43
  that
• 21:43
  in
• 21:43
  everything
• 21:44
  we
• 21:44
  do,
• 21:46
  we're
• 21:46
  doing
• 21:46
  one
• 21:47
  of
• 21:47
  those
• 21:47
  two
• 21:47
  things
• 21:48
  you
• 21:49
  don't
• 21:49
  get
• 21:49
  away
• 21:49
  from.
• 21:50
  Right?
• 21:51
  It's
• 21:51
  not
• 21:51
  like,
• 21:51
  oh,
• 21:51
  I'm
• 21:52
  just
• 21:52
  teaching
• 21:52
  reading
• 21:53
  today.
• 21:53
  You
• 21:53
  know,
• 21:54
  we're
• 21:54
  just
• 21:54
  looking
• 21:54
  at.
• 21:55
  We're
• 21:55
  just
• 21:55
  looking
• 21:55
  at
• 21:55
  this,
• 21:56
  you
• 21:56
  know,
• 21:56
  this
• 21:56
  topic
• 21:57
  in
• 21:57
  social
• 21:57
  setting.
• 21:57
  No,
• 21:58
  no,
• 21:58
  no,
• 21:58
  no,
• 21:58
  no.
• 21:58
  No,
• 21:59
  no,
• 21:59
  no.
• 21:59
  Everything
• 22:00
  you
• 22:00
  do,
• 22:02
  everything
• 22:02
  you
• 22:03
  say,
• 22:03
  how
• 22:04
  you
• 22:04
  do
• 22:04
  it,
• 22:04
  how
• 22:05
  you
• 22:05
  say
• 22:05
  it,
• 22:05
  what
• 22:06
  you
• 22:06
  bring
• 22:06
  to
• 22:06
  the
• 22:06
  table,
• 22:07
  you're
• 22:07
  either
• 22:09
  building
• 22:10
  hope
• 22:10
  or
• 22:10
  killing
• 22:11
  a
• 22:11
  dream.
• 22:12
  There
• 22:13
  is
• 22:13
  no
• 22:13
  middle
• 22:13
  ground.
• 22:14
  What's
• 22:15
  one
• 22:15
  or
• 22:15
  the
• 22:15
  other?
• 22:16
  And
• 22:17
  I
• 22:17
  know
• 22:17
  that's
• 22:18
  what
• 22:18
  Alicia
• 22:18
  intended
• 22:19
  when
• 22:19
  she
• 22:19
  said
• 22:19
  that,
• 22:20
  and
• 22:20
  then
• 22:21
  you
• 22:21
  reinforced
• 22:22
  that
• 22:22
  with,
• 22:22
  hey,
• 22:23
  there's
• 22:23
  only
• 22:23
  two
• 22:23
  choices,
• 22:24
  right?
• 22:25
  There
• 22:25
  are
• 22:25
  only
• 22:26
  two
• 22:26
  choices.
• 22:26
  And
• 22:28
  I
• 22:28
  think
• 22:30
  that's
• 22:30
  a
• 22:31
  really
• 22:31
  important
• 22:31
  thing
• 22:31
  to
• 22:32
  remember
• 22:35
  as
• 22:35
  we're
• 22:35
  doing
• 22:35
  our
• 22:36
  work,
• 22:36
  but
• 22:36
  as
• 22:36
  teachers
• 22:37
  and
• 22:37
  educators
• 22:37
  are
• 22:38
  doing
• 22:38
  the
• 22:38
  incredible
• 22:39
  work
• 22:41
  that
• 22:41
  they
• 22:41
  are
• 22:41
  entrusted
• 22:42
  with,
• 22:42
  it's
• 22:43
  like,
• 22:43
  okay,
• 22:43
  so
• 22:43
  just
• 22:44
  keep
• 22:44
  in
• 22:44
  the
• 22:44
  back
• 22:44
  of
• 22:44
  your
• 22:45
  mind,
• 22:45
  Keep
• 22:46
  in
• 22:46
  the
• 22:46
  back
• 22:46
  of
• 22:46
  your
• 22:46
  mind,
• 22:47
  which
• 22:47
  one
• 22:48
  are
• 22:48
  you
• 22:49
  doing
• 22:50
  at
• 22:50
  this
• 22:50
  moment?
• 22:52
  Who
• 22:52
  are
• 22:52
  you
• 22:52
  doing
• 22:53
  it
• 22:53
  for?
• 22:55
  Right?
• 22:56
  Are
• 22:56
  you
• 22:56
  instilling
• 22:57
  hope
• 22:58
  in
• 22:58
  this
• 22:59
  child
• 22:59
  over
• 23:00
  here
• 23:01
  who,
• 23:01
  I'm
• 23:01
  going
• 23:01
  to
• 23:01
  say
• 23:02
  it,
• 23:02
  who
• 23:02
  looks
• 23:02
  like
• 23:02
  you,
• 23:04
  and
• 23:04
  you're
• 23:05
  killing
• 23:05
  the
• 23:05
  dream
• 23:05
  over
• 23:06
  here?
• 23:07
  Because
• 23:08
  this
• 23:08
  one
• 23:08
  doesn't.
• 23:09
  Doesn't
• 23:09
  come
• 23:09
  from
• 23:10
  the
• 23:10
  same
• 23:11
  environment,
• 23:12
  doesn't
• 23:12
  come
• 23:12
  with
• 23:13
  the
• 23:13
  same
• 23:13
  values,
• 23:14
  doesn't
• 23:15
  come
• 23:16
  from
• 23:16
  the
• 23:16
  family
• 23:17
  that
• 23:17
  makes
• 23:17
  decisions
• 23:18
  like
• 23:18
  you
• 23:18
  do
• 23:18
  in
• 23:19
  yours.
• 23:20
  It's
• 23:21
  one
• 23:21
  or
• 23:21
  the
• 23:21
  other.
• 23:22
  No.
• 23:22
  I
• 23:22
  think
• 23:23
  as
• 23:23
  an
• 23:23
  administrator
• 23:24
  in
• 23:25
  public
• 23:25
  schools,
• 23:25
  I've
• 23:26
  been
• 23:26
  pushed
• 23:27
  most
• 23:28
  hard
• 23:29
  by
• 23:29
  colleagues
• 23:30
  who
• 23:31
  come
• 23:31
  to
• 23:31
  me
• 23:31
  with
• 23:31
  that
• 23:32
  look
• 23:32
  of
• 23:33
  desperation
• 23:33
  in
• 23:34
  their
• 23:34
  eyes
• 23:34
  because
• 23:36
  they
• 23:36
  feel
• 23:37
  like
• 23:37
  the
• 23:37
  results
• 23:37
  of
• 23:38
  an
• 23:38
  impending
• 23:39
  decision
• 23:40
  are
• 23:40
  threatening
• 23:41
  hope.
• 23:43
  Hope
• 23:43
  for
• 23:44
  a
• 23:44
  child's
• 23:45
  potential
• 23:45
  and
• 23:46
  possibility.
• 23:47
  And
• 23:48
  they,
• 23:48
  to
• 23:49
  their
• 23:49
  credit,
• 23:49
  have
• 23:49
  been
• 23:50
  relentless
• 23:51
  in
• 23:52
  putting
• 23:52
  those
• 23:53
  questions
• 23:53
  in
• 23:53
  front
• 23:53
  of
• 23:54
  me
• 23:54
  and
• 23:55
  making
• 23:56
  me
• 23:56
  answer
• 23:57
  again
• 23:57
  and
• 23:57
  again
• 23:58
  and
• 23:58
  then
• 23:58
  asking
• 23:59
  me
• 23:59
  what
• 23:59
  I'm
• 23:59
  going
• 23:59
  to
• 23:59
  do
• 23:59
  when
• 24:00
  I
• 24:00
  can't.
• 24:01
  So
• 24:01
  oftentimes
• 24:03
  I
• 24:03
  have
• 24:03
  been
• 24:04
  asked,
• 24:04
  why
• 24:04
  did
• 24:05
  you
• 24:05
  settle
• 24:05
  here?
• 24:07
  With
• 24:08
  respect
• 24:08
  to
• 24:09
  sharing
• 24:10
  the
• 24:10
  narrative
• 24:11
  as
• 24:11
  part
• 24:11
  of
• 24:11
  my
• 24:11
  new
• 24:12
  book,
• 24:14
  and
• 24:14
  it's
• 24:14
  because
• 24:14
  it's
• 24:15
  my
• 24:15
  own
• 24:16
  lived
• 24:16
  experience
• 24:19
  as
• 24:20
  an
• 24:20
  Afro
• 24:20
  Latina.
• 24:22
  And
• 24:22
  that
• 24:22
  is
• 24:23
  how
• 24:23
  I
• 24:23
  identify
• 24:24
  proudly.
• 24:27
  I
• 24:27
  have
• 24:28
  been
• 24:28
  in
• 24:29
  more
• 24:29
  spaces
• 24:30
  of
• 24:30
  those
• 24:30
  who
• 24:31
  kill
• 24:31
  dreams
• 24:34
  than
• 24:34
  those
• 24:34
  who
• 24:35
  promote
• 24:35
  hope.
• 24:38
  So
• 24:38
  as
• 24:39
  an
• 24:39
  activist
• 24:40
  in
• 24:40
  educational
• 24:41
  spaces,
• 24:43
  I
• 24:44
  was
• 24:44
  determined
• 24:45
  that
• 24:46
  part
• 24:46
  of
• 24:46
  my
• 24:46
  why
• 24:48
  was
• 24:49
  to
• 24:49
  really
• 24:50
  have
• 24:50
  the
• 24:50
  landscape
• 24:51
  reckon
• 24:52
  itself
• 24:53
  with
• 24:53
  this
• 24:53
  question
• 24:55
  that
• 24:55
  we
• 24:55
  are
• 24:56
  answering
• 24:56
  today
• 24:57
  and
• 24:58
  how
• 24:59
  nicely
• 24:59
  it
• 24:59
  aligns
• 25:01
  with
• 25:01
  the
• 25:01
  guiding
• 25:02
  principles
• 25:02
  of
• 25:02
  the
• 25:02
  wheelhouse.
• 25:04
  And
• 25:04
  it
• 25:04
  feels
• 25:05
  good.
• 25:05
  It's
• 25:06
  almost
• 25:06
  cathartic
• 25:07
  and
• 25:07
  therapeutic
• 25:08
  to
• 25:08
  have
• 25:08
  this
• 25:08
  conversation
• 25:11
  in
• 25:11
  a
• 25:11
  space
• 25:12
  where
• 25:12
  I
• 25:13
  feel
• 25:13
  like
• 25:13
  I
• 25:14
  matter
• 25:16
  and
• 25:16
  that
• 25:16
  I'm
• 25:17
  seen
• 25:19
  and
• 25:19
  that
• 25:20
  I'm
• 25:20
  heard,
• 25:22
  because
• 25:23
  that
• 25:23
  was
• 25:24
  often
• 25:25
  times
• 25:26
  not
• 25:26
  my
• 25:26
  reality
• 25:28
  as
• 25:29
  I
• 25:29
  moved
• 25:29
  through
• 25:29
  the
• 25:29
  public
• 25:30
  school
• 25:30
  system.
• 25:33
  And
• 25:33
  when
• 25:33
  you
• 25:34
  are
• 25:34
  seen
• 25:35
  and
• 25:35
  when
• 25:35
  you
• 25:36
  are
• 25:36
  heard
• 25:37
  and
• 25:37
  when
• 25:37
  you
• 25:37
  are
• 25:37
  listened
• 25:38
  to,
• 25:39
  you
• 25:40
  are
• 25:40
  valued
• 25:42
  because
• 25:43
  you
• 25:43
  matter.
• 25:45
  And
• 25:45
  we're
• 25:46
  choosing
• 25:47
  as
• 25:47
  adults
• 25:48
  to
• 25:48
  be
• 25:48
  in
• 25:48
  this
• 25:48
  space,
• 25:49
  right?
• 25:49
  We
• 25:49
  have
• 25:49
  the
• 25:49
  opportunity.
• 25:51
  And
• 25:51
  so
• 25:52
  when
• 25:52
  students
• 25:54
  don't
• 25:54
  have
• 25:55
  a
• 25:55
  choice
• 25:56
  and
• 25:56
  they're
• 25:56
  in
• 25:56
  a
• 25:57
  space,
• 25:58
  but
• 25:59
  the
• 25:59
  adults
• 26:00
  have
• 26:00
  the
• 26:00
  choice,
• 26:02
  you
• 26:02
  know,
• 26:02
  and
• 26:02
  even
• 26:03
  the
• 26:03
  adults
• 26:04
  that
• 26:04
  are
• 26:04
  supporting
• 26:06
  the
• 26:06
  other
• 26:06
  adults,
• 26:08
  we
• 26:08
  all
• 26:08
  have
• 26:09
  that
• 26:09
  choice.
• 26:10
  And
• 26:10
  how
• 26:10
  do.
• 26:11
  How
• 26:11
  do
• 26:11
  we
• 26:14
  ensure
• 26:15
  that
• 26:15
  we're
• 26:15
  promoting
• 26:16
  hope
• 26:17
  and
• 26:18
  allowing
• 26:18
  for
• 26:19
  people
• 26:20
  to
• 26:20
  be
• 26:21
  seen,
• 26:22
  to
• 26:22
  be
• 26:22
  heard,
• 26:23
  to
• 26:23
  be,
• 26:23
  to
• 26:23
  be
• 26:23
  valued?
• 26:26
  That's
• 26:26
  our
• 26:26
  responsibility
• 26:27
  simply
• 26:28
  as
• 26:28
  humans
• 26:30
  in
• 26:31
  all
• 26:31
  of
• 26:31
  the
• 26:31
  spaces
• 26:32
  in
• 26:32
  which
• 26:32
  we
• 26:32
  exist.
• 26:35
  I
• 26:36
  really
• 26:36
  like
• 26:36
  that
• 26:36
  you
• 26:37
  pointed
• 26:37
  out.
• 26:38
  I
• 26:38
  say
• 26:38
  it
• 26:39
  a
• 26:39
  little
• 26:39
  bit.
• 26:39
  I
• 26:39
  say
• 26:39
  it
• 26:40
  differently,
• 26:40
  but
• 26:42
  I
• 26:42
  love
• 26:42
  that
• 26:42
  you
• 26:43
  said
• 26:43
  it.
• 26:43
  And
• 26:44
  that
• 26:44
  is
• 26:44
  that
• 26:45
  we
• 26:45
  as
• 26:45
  adults
• 26:47
  choose,
• 26:49
  right,
• 26:50
  to
• 26:50
  come
• 26:50
  to
• 26:50
  school.
• 26:51
  We
• 26:51
  choose
• 26:51
  to
• 26:51
  work
• 26:51
  in
• 26:52
  a
• 26:52
  classroom,
• 26:52
  we
• 26:52
  choose
• 26:53
  to
• 26:53
  work
• 26:53
  in
• 26:53
  a
• 26:53
  building,
• 26:53
  we
• 26:54
  choose
• 26:54
  to
• 26:54
  work
• 26:54
  in
• 26:54
  a
• 26:54
  district,
• 26:56
  and
• 26:57
  that's
• 26:57
  our
• 26:57
  choice.
• 26:58
  And
• 26:58
  with
• 26:58
  choices
• 26:59
  come
• 26:59
  responsibility.
• 27:00
  I
• 27:01
  mean,
• 27:01
  that's
• 27:02
  the
• 27:02
  nature
• 27:02
  of
• 27:03
  adulthood.
• 27:04
  Our
• 27:04
  children
• 27:06
  don't
• 27:07
  necessarily
• 27:08
  make
• 27:08
  the
• 27:08
  choice.
• 27:09
  Right.
• 27:09
  They
• 27:09
  are
• 27:10
  compelled.
• 27:11
  Compulsory
• 27:11
  education,
• 27:12
  Right.
• 27:12
  They
• 27:12
  are
• 27:13
  compelled
• 27:13
  to
• 27:13
  be
• 27:13
  there.
• 27:14
  And
• 27:15
  so
• 27:15
  if
• 27:16
  we
• 27:16
  choose
• 27:18
  to
• 27:18
  be
• 27:19
  there,
• 27:20
  what's
• 27:21
  our
• 27:21
  responsibility?
• 27:22
  Right.
• 27:23
  What's
• 27:23
  our
• 27:24
  responsibility
• 27:24
  to
• 27:25
  these
• 27:26
  amazing
• 27:26
  humans
• 27:27
  that
• 27:27
  we
• 27:27
  are
• 27:27
  entrusted
• 27:28
  with?
• 27:29
  It's
• 27:30
  certainly
• 27:30
  not,
• 27:30
  in
• 27:30
  my
• 27:31
  opinion,
• 27:31
  to
• 27:32
  quote
• 27:33
  my
• 27:33
  good
• 27:33
  friend
• 27:34
  Alicia,
• 27:34
  it's
• 27:34
  not
• 27:35
  to
• 27:35
  kill
• 27:35
  dreams.
• 27:37
  That's
• 27:37
  not
• 27:38
  why
• 27:38
  we
• 27:38
  come
• 27:38
  to
• 27:38
  school.
• 27:39
  That
• 27:39
  shouldn't
• 27:40
  be
• 27:40
  anyway.
• 27:42
  Is
• 27:42
  it
• 27:42
  okay
• 27:42
  if
• 27:42
  I'm
• 27:43
  peeking
• 27:43
  ahead
• 27:44
  at
• 27:45
  how
• 27:46
  do
• 27:46
  these
• 27:46
  guiding
• 27:47
  principles
• 27:47
  change
• 27:48
  the
• 27:48
  educational
• 27:48
  landscape?
• 27:49
  Sure,
• 27:50
  go
• 27:50
  ahead.
• 27:52
  We
• 27:53
  do
• 27:53
  choose.
• 27:54
  And
• 27:55
  I
• 27:55
  don't
• 27:55
  know
• 27:56
  if
• 27:57
  any
• 27:57
  of
• 27:57
  you
• 27:58
  saw
• 27:58
  the
• 27:59
  halftime
• 28:01
  performance
• 28:02
  of
• 28:02
  the
• 28:02
  super
• 28:03
  bowl
• 28:04
  by
• 28:04
  Kendrick
• 28:05
  Lamar.
• 28:08
  I'm
• 28:08
  just
• 28:09
  going
• 28:09
  to
• 28:09
  come
• 28:09
  out
• 28:09
  and
• 28:09
  say
• 28:10
  it
• 28:10
  was
• 28:10
  brilliant.
• 28:12
  And
• 28:14
  one
• 28:14
  of
• 28:15
  the
• 28:15
  many
• 28:15
  things
• 28:15
  this
• 28:16
  artist
• 28:16
  did
• 28:18
  was
• 28:20
  establish
• 28:21
  a
• 28:21
  metaphor
• 28:21
  at
• 28:21
  the
• 28:22
  outset
• 28:23
  with
• 28:23
  Samuel
• 28:24
  L.
• 28:24
  Jackson
• 28:25
  as
• 28:25
  the
• 28:25
  narrator.
• 28:27
  And
• 28:27
  all
• 28:27
  that
• 28:28
  that
• 28:28
  brings
• 28:31
  that
• 28:32
  we
• 28:32
  love
• 28:33
  in
• 28:33
  America,
• 28:34
  the
• 28:35
  American
• 28:35
  game.
• 28:38
  And
• 28:38
  then
• 28:39
  over
• 28:39
  the
• 28:39
  next
• 28:39
  13
• 28:40
  or
• 28:40
  so
• 28:40
  minutes,
• 28:42
  brilliantly
• 28:43
  relying
• 28:43
  on
• 28:43
  his
• 28:44
  catalog
• 28:44
  of
• 28:44
  music
• 28:45
  over
• 28:45
  the
• 28:45
  last
• 28:45
  15
• 28:46
  years,
• 28:47
  Kendrick
• 28:47
  Lamar
• 28:48
  illustrates
• 28:50
  what's
• 28:50
  afoot
• 28:51
  in
• 28:51
  the
• 28:51
  game
• 28:53
  with
• 28:53
  allusions
• 28:54
  to
• 28:54
  American
• 28:54
  history,
• 28:56
  politics,
• 28:57
  pop
• 28:57
  culture.
• 28:58
  It
• 28:59
  was
• 29:00
  unbelievable.
• 29:02
  It
• 29:02
  reminds
• 29:03
  me
• 29:03
  of
• 29:04
  how
• 29:04
  I
• 29:04
  feel
• 29:04
  situated
• 29:05
  with
• 29:06
  these
• 29:06
  guiding
• 29:06
  principles
• 29:07
  to
• 29:08
  step
• 29:08
  back
• 29:08
  and
• 29:09
  see
• 29:09
  what
• 29:10
  game
• 29:10
  is
• 29:10
  afoot
• 29:11
  in
• 29:12
  the
• 29:12
  world
• 29:12
  of
• 29:12
  educating
• 29:13
  our
• 29:14
  children
• 29:15
  and
• 29:16
  what
• 29:16
  drivers
• 29:18
  want
• 29:18
  to
• 29:19
  take
• 29:19
  primacy
• 29:21
  and
• 29:22
  what
• 29:23
  drivers
• 29:23
  center
• 29:24
  humanity.
• 29:27
  And
• 29:27
  in
• 29:27
  the
• 29:27
  same
• 29:28
  kind
• 29:28
  of
• 29:29
  brave
• 29:30
  and
• 29:31
  fearless
• 29:31
  and
• 29:32
  defiant
• 29:33
  way,
• 29:33
  the
• 29:34
  artist
• 29:35
  in
• 29:35
  that
• 29:36
  super
• 29:36
  bowl
• 29:36
  performance
• 29:37
  held
• 29:38
  the
• 29:38
  mirror
• 29:38
  up.
• 29:39
  I
• 29:40
  think
• 29:40
  that's
• 29:40
  also
• 29:41
  our
• 29:41
  job,
• 29:41
  and
• 29:42
  that's
• 29:42
  how
• 29:42
  the
• 29:42
  landscape
• 29:43
  gets
• 29:43
  changed.
• 29:44
  It
• 29:44
  got
• 29:44
  me
• 29:44
  thinking
• 29:45
  of
• 29:45
  that
• 29:45
  as
• 29:46
  we
• 29:46
  make
• 29:46
  our
• 29:46
  choices
• 29:48
  as
• 29:48
  adults
• 29:49
  participating,
• 29:50
  how
• 29:50
  do
• 29:51
  we
• 29:51
  participate?
• 29:52
  So,
• 29:53
  Michael,
• 29:53
  you
• 29:53
  know,
• 29:53
  I'm
• 29:54
  percolating
• 29:54
  over
• 29:54
  here.
• 29:56
  Tell
• 29:56
  me
• 29:57
  Same
• 29:58
  Alicia,
• 29:59
  Same
• 29:59
  Big
• 30:00
  up.
• 30:00
  Big.
• 30:02
  Because
• 30:03
  he
• 30:03
  told
• 30:03
  my
• 30:03
  story,
• 30:04
  right?
• 30:04
  So
• 30:05
  he
• 30:05
  told
• 30:05
  my
• 30:06
  story.
• 30:06
  He
• 30:07
  told
• 30:07
  the
• 30:08
  stories
• 30:08
  of
• 30:09
  my
• 30:09
  ancestors
• 30:11
  on
• 30:11
  the
• 30:11
  grounds
• 30:12
  on
• 30:12
  which
• 30:13
  this
• 30:13
  place,
• 30:14
  this
• 30:14
  place
• 30:15
  that
• 30:15
  we
• 30:15
  call
• 30:16
  our
• 30:16
  country,
• 30:17
  our
• 30:17
  nation,
• 30:19
  was
• 30:20
  settled,
• 30:21
  not
• 30:21
  discovered,
• 30:22
  because
• 30:23
  our
• 30:23
  indigenous
• 30:24
  beautiful
• 30:25
  people
• 30:25
  were
• 30:26
  already
• 30:26
  here.
• 30:27
  You
• 30:27
  cannot
• 30:28
  discover
• 30:28
  a
• 30:29
  land
• 30:29
  that's
• 30:29
  already
• 30:30
  inhabited.
• 30:30
  Let
• 30:31
  me
• 30:31
  not
• 30:31
  get
• 30:31
  on
• 30:31
  my
• 30:32
  soapbox.
• 30:33
  But
• 30:33
  he
• 30:33
  told
• 30:33
  the
• 30:34
  story.
• 30:35
  The
• 30:36
  symbolism
• 30:37
  of
• 30:37
  all
• 30:37
  men
• 30:38
  of
• 30:38
  color
• 30:41
  coming
• 30:41
  together
• 30:42
  and
• 30:43
  frame
• 30:44
  the
• 30:44
  American
• 30:45
  flag
• 30:46
  on
• 30:47
  the
• 30:47
  backs
• 30:48
  of
• 30:48
  my
• 30:49
  people.
• 30:49
  I
• 30:50
  mean,
• 30:51
  first
• 30:52
  of
• 30:52
  all,
• 30:52
  he
• 30:53
  happens
• 30:53
  to
• 30:53
  be
• 30:53
  one
• 30:53
  of
• 30:54
  my
• 30:54
  favorite
• 30:54
  artists,
• 30:55
  not
• 30:55
  necessarily
• 30:56
  because
• 30:56
  of
• 30:57
  a
• 30:57
  genre,
• 30:58
  but
• 30:58
  because
• 30:59
  of
• 30:59
  his
• 30:59
  lyrics,
• 31:00
  Right?
• 31:01
  He
• 31:01
  tells
• 31:01
  a
• 31:02
  story,
• 31:03
  but
• 31:03
  then
• 31:04
  we're
• 31:04
  thinking
• 31:04
  about
• 31:05
  commitment
• 31:06
  to
• 31:07
  each
• 31:07
  and
• 31:07
  every
• 31:08
  student,
• 31:08
  so
• 31:09
  we
• 31:09
  can
• 31:09
  naturally,
• 31:10
  by
• 31:11
  default,
• 31:11
  we
• 31:12
  should
• 31:12
  be
• 31:12
  tracking
• 31:12
  it
• 31:13
  back,
• 31:14
  because
• 31:15
  education
• 31:16
  is
• 31:16
  compulsory.
• 31:18
  Every
• 31:19
  citizen
• 31:19
  in
• 31:20
  this
• 31:20
  country
• 31:21
  and
• 31:21
  those
• 31:22
  who
• 31:22
  come
• 31:23
  into
• 31:23
  this
• 31:24
  country
• 31:25
  have
• 31:25
  the
• 31:26
  right
• 31:26
  of
• 31:26
  education.
• 31:31
  So
• 31:31
  I'm
• 31:31
  going
• 31:31
  to
• 31:31
  go
• 31:32
  back
• 31:32
  to
• 31:32
  what
• 31:32
  Kathy
• 31:33
  said,
• 31:34
  right,
• 31:35
  about
• 31:36
  it
• 31:36
  being
• 31:36
  a
• 31:36
  moral
• 31:37
  imperative.
• 31:39
  Then
• 31:40
  I'm
• 31:40
  gonna
• 31:40
  link
• 31:40
  it
• 31:41
  to
• 31:41
  are
• 31:42
  we
• 31:42
  killing
• 31:42
  dreams
• 31:43
  or
• 31:44
  are
• 31:44
  we
• 31:44
  promoting
• 31:45
  hope?
• 31:46
  So
• 31:46
  I'm
• 31:46
  gonna
• 31:46
  be
• 31:47
  quiet
• 31:47
  because
• 31:48
  I.
• 31:48
  You.
• 31:48
  You
• 31:49
  took
• 31:49
  me
• 31:49
  right
• 31:49
  back
• 31:49
  there,
• 31:50
  Michael.
• 31:51
  I'm
• 31:52
  right
• 31:52
  back
• 31:52
  there
• 31:52
  at
• 31:53
  the
• 31:53
  halftime
• 31:53
  show.
• 31:54
  I
• 31:54
  love
• 31:54
  it,
• 31:55
  and
• 31:55
  I'm
• 31:55
  a
• 31:55
  little
• 31:56
  indignant
• 31:56
  right
• 31:56
  now.
• 31:57
  Good.
• 31:58
  Okay.
• 31:59
  Because
• 32:01
  that's
• 32:02
  the
• 32:02
  feeling
• 32:02
  that
• 32:03
  it
• 32:03
  caused
• 32:03
  me.
• 32:04
  Right.
• 32:05
  I
• 32:06
  see
• 32:06
  not
• 32:07
  only
• 32:07
  my
• 32:07
  story,
• 32:08
  but
• 32:09
  the
• 32:09
  story
• 32:09
  of
• 32:09
  my
• 32:09
  husband
• 32:10
  who
• 32:10
  was
• 32:10
  a
• 32:11
  man
• 32:11
  of
• 32:11
  color,
• 32:12
  a
• 32:12
  story
• 32:12
  of
• 32:13
  my
• 32:13
  four
• 32:13
  sons,
• 32:15
  all
• 32:15
  young
• 32:16
  men
• 32:16
  of
• 32:16
  color.
• 32:18
  I
• 32:18
  hear
• 32:19
  again
• 32:20
  my
• 32:20
  story
• 32:21
  of
• 32:22
  my
• 32:22
  son
• 32:23
  who
• 32:24
  went
• 32:24
  into
• 32:24
  a
• 32:25
  predominantly
• 32:25
  white
• 32:26
  school
• 32:26
  system,
• 32:28
  exceptional
• 32:29
  and
• 32:29
  brilliant.
• 32:30
  And
• 32:30
  because
• 32:30
  the
• 32:31
  teacher
• 32:31
  could
• 32:31
  not
• 32:31
  handle
• 32:32
  his
• 32:32
  brilliance,
• 32:34
  wanted
• 32:35
  to
• 32:35
  then
• 32:36
  classify
• 32:36
  him
• 32:37
  in
• 32:37
  sped.
• 32:38
  But
• 32:39
  he
• 32:39
  tested
• 32:40
  for
• 32:41
  the
• 32:41
  gifted
• 32:42
  and
• 32:42
  talented
• 32:43
  program
• 32:43
  higher
• 32:44
  than
• 32:44
  those.
• 32:44
  So
• 32:45
  he.
• 32:45
  They
• 32:45
  had
• 32:45
  to
• 32:45
  put
• 32:45
  him
• 32:46
  in
• 32:46
  pregap.
• 32:47
  I
• 32:47
  mean,
• 32:47
  you
• 32:48
  could
• 32:48
  only
• 32:48
  imagine
• 32:49
  the
• 32:49
  stories
• 32:50
  and
• 32:50
  then
• 32:51
  me
• 32:51
  having
• 32:51
  to
• 32:51
  go
• 32:52
  into
• 32:52
  the
• 32:52
  space,
• 32:53
  am
• 32:53
  I
• 32:53
  going
• 32:54
  to
• 32:54
  be
• 32:54
  that
• 32:55
  parent?
• 32:56
  Or
• 32:56
  I
• 32:56
  am.
• 32:56
  Am
• 32:57
  I
• 32:57
  going
• 32:57
  to
• 32:57
  be
• 32:57
  the
• 32:58
  educator?
• 32:59
  So
• 32:59
  I'm
• 32:59
  going
• 32:59
  to
• 32:59
  leave
• 32:59
  that
• 33:00
  alone
• 33:00
  there.
• 33:00
  But,
• 33:01
  Michael,
• 33:01
  thank
• 33:01
  you.
• 33:02
  Thank
• 33:03
  you
• 33:03
  for
• 33:03
  honoring
• 33:04
  that
• 33:05
  and
• 33:05
  introducing
• 33:06
  that
• 33:07
  whole
• 33:08
  beautiful
• 33:09
  example
• 33:10
  of
• 33:11
  dignity
• 33:12
  and
• 33:12
  emancipation
• 33:14
  into
• 33:14
  the
• 33:14
  space
• 33:16
  and
• 33:16
  linking
• 33:17
  it.
• 33:17
  Directly
• 33:18
  to
• 33:19
  one
• 33:19
  of
• 33:19
  our
• 33:19
  guiding
• 33:20
  principles
• 33:20
  around
• 33:22
  dignity
• 33:22
  being
• 33:23
  a
• 33:23
  birthright.
• 33:24
  Right?
• 33:24
  That's
• 33:25
  not
• 33:25
  earned.
• 33:26
  It
• 33:27
  is
• 33:27
  a
• 33:27
  birthright.
• 33:28
  So
• 33:28
  making
• 33:29
  that
• 33:30
  really
• 33:30
  profound
• 33:31
  connection,
• 33:32
  Michael,
• 33:33
  that's
• 33:33
  what
• 33:33
  I
• 33:33
  sat
• 33:33
  here
• 33:34
  thinking.
• 33:34
  Like,
• 33:34
  this
• 33:34
  is
• 33:35
  very
• 33:35
  profound
• 33:36
  to
• 33:36
  link
• 33:37
  that
• 33:38
  to
• 33:39
  what
• 33:39
  we
• 33:40
  do
• 33:40
  and
• 33:40
  what
• 33:41
  we
• 33:41
  are
• 33:42
  entrusted
• 33:43
  to
• 33:43
  do
• 33:43
  on
• 33:43
  a
• 33:43
  daily
• 33:44
  basis
• 33:44
  as
• 33:45
  educators,
• 33:45
  with
• 33:46
  the
• 33:46
  adults
• 33:46
  that
• 33:47
  we're
• 33:47
  responsible
• 33:47
  for,
• 33:48
  for
• 33:48
  the
• 33:48
  children
• 33:49
  we're
• 33:49
  responsible
• 33:50
  for,
• 33:50
  for
• 33:51
  the
• 33:51
  families
• 33:52
  that
• 33:52
  we're
• 33:52
  blessed
• 33:53
  to
• 33:53
  connect
• 33:54
  with
• 33:54
  because
• 33:55
  they
• 33:55
  Trust
• 33:55
  us
• 33:56
  with
• 33:56
  their
• 33:56
  children.
• 33:57
  Yeah.
• 33:58
  There's
• 33:58
  nothing
• 33:58
  in
• 33:58
  our
• 33:58
  guiding
• 33:59
  principles
• 34:00
  that
• 34:00
  talks
• 34:00
  about
• 34:01
  killing
• 34:01
  dreams,
• 34:04
  right?
• 34:05
  Absolutely
• 34:06
  not
• 34:06
  all
• 34:06
  of
• 34:07
  our
• 34:07
  language.
• 34:08
  This
• 34:08
  show,
• 34:09
  dear
• 34:10
  listeners,
• 34:11
  this
• 34:11
  show
• 34:12
  is
• 34:12
  about
• 34:13
  humanizing
• 34:15
  educational
• 34:16
  space.
• 34:17
  It's
• 34:17
  about
• 34:18
  changing
• 34:19
  the
• 34:19
  herding
• 34:20
  nature
• 34:20
  of.
• 34:21
  Of
• 34:22
  schooling.
• 34:23
  It's
• 34:23
  about
• 34:23
  recognizing
• 34:25
  the
• 34:26
  importance
• 34:27
  of
• 34:27
  dignity
• 34:28
  as
• 34:28
  a
• 34:29
  birthright.
• 34:30
  It's
• 34:30
  about
• 34:30
  building
• 34:31
  and
• 34:32
  creating
• 34:33
  opportunities
• 34:33
  for
• 34:34
  children
• 34:34
  to
• 34:34
  have
• 34:35
  open
• 34:35
  doors
• 34:35
  and
• 34:36
  unlimited
• 34:37
  possibilities.
• 34:38
  Alicia
• 34:39
  calls
• 34:39
  that
• 34:40
  hope.
• 34:41
  Right.
• 34:42
  That's
• 34:42
  what
• 34:42
  this
• 34:42
  podcast
• 34:43
  is
• 34:43
  about
• 34:45
  as
• 34:45
  we
• 34:46
  evolve
• 34:47
  and
• 34:47
  move
• 34:48
  through
• 34:48
  this
• 34:48
  space.
• 34:49
  We've
• 34:49
  talked
• 34:50
  a
• 34:50
  lot
• 34:50
  about
• 34:50
  over
• 34:51
  the
• 34:51
  course
• 34:51
  of
• 34:52
  this
• 34:52
  podcast
• 34:53
  in
• 34:54
  previous
• 34:55
  seasons,
• 34:55
  we've
• 34:55
  talked
• 34:56
  a
• 34:56
  lot
• 34:56
  about
• 34:56
  things
• 34:57
  that,
• 34:57
  you
• 34:58
  know,
• 34:58
  that
• 34:58
  touch
• 34:59
  upon
• 34:59
  these
• 35:00
  guiding
• 35:01
  principles
• 35:03
  as
• 35:03
  we
• 35:04
  launch
• 35:04
  season
• 35:05
  nine.
• 35:07
  Make
• 35:07
  no
• 35:07
  mistake
• 35:09
  that
• 35:09
  those
• 35:10
  guiding
• 35:10
  principles
• 35:11
  are
• 35:11
  what
• 35:11
  this
• 35:12
  show
• 35:12
  is
• 35:12
  all
• 35:12
  about.
• 35:13
  It
• 35:13
  is
• 35:13
  about
• 35:13
  what
• 35:14
  our
• 35:14
  work
• 35:15
  is
• 35:15
  all
• 35:15
  about.
• 35:16
  And
• 35:16
  there
• 35:17
  are
• 35:17
  so
• 35:17
  many
• 35:18
  reasons
• 35:18
  why
• 35:19
  this
• 35:19
  work
• 35:19
  is
• 35:20
  so
• 35:20
  important.
• 35:21
  Right?
• 35:22
  Think
• 35:23
  about
• 35:23
  the
• 35:23
  faces
• 35:24
  of
• 35:24
  each
• 35:24
  child.
• 35:26
  Think
• 35:26
  about
• 35:27
  the
• 35:27
  reasons
• 35:28
  why
• 35:29
  educators
• 35:30
  are
• 35:30
  leaving
• 35:31
  the
• 35:31
  profession
• 35:33
  in
• 35:34
  droves.
• 35:34
  Think
• 35:35
  about
• 35:35
  burnout
• 35:37
  because
• 35:37
  they've
• 35:38
  been
• 35:38
  attached
• 35:39
  to
• 35:39
  other
• 35:39
  reasons
• 35:41
  and
• 35:41
  other
• 35:41
  goals.
• 35:42
  And
• 35:42
  if
• 35:42
  their
• 35:43
  goals
• 35:43
  were
• 35:43
  these,
• 35:45
  you
• 35:45
  don't
• 35:45
  get
• 35:46
  burnt
• 35:46
  out.
• 35:48
  Serving
• 35:48
  humanity.
• 35:50
  You
• 35:50
  don't
• 35:51
  get
• 35:51
  burnt
• 35:52
  out.
• 35:52
  That's
• 35:53
  right.
• 35:53
  Building
• 35:54
  dreams
• 35:55
  of
• 35:55
  a
• 35:55
  little
• 35:56
  second
• 35:56
  grader
• 35:57
  who's
• 35:58
  come
• 35:58
  to
• 35:58
  school
• 35:58
  for
• 35:59
  the
• 35:59
  very
• 35:59
  first
• 36:00
  time
• 36:00
  for
• 36:00
  who
• 36:01
  cares
• 36:01
  what
• 36:01
  reason,
• 36:04
  who
• 36:05
  has
• 36:05
  10
• 36:05
  years
• 36:06
  of
• 36:06
  schooling
• 36:07
  left
• 36:08
  in
• 36:08
  her
• 36:08
  career
• 36:09
  before
• 36:10
  she
• 36:10
  gets
• 36:11
  to
• 36:11
  choose
• 36:12
  those
• 36:13
  open
• 36:13
  doors.
• 36:13
  You
• 36:14
  don't
• 36:14
  get
• 36:14
  burned
• 36:14
  out
• 36:16
  by
• 36:16
  that
• 36:17
  work.
• 36:17
  Doesn't
• 36:17
  mean
• 36:17
  that
• 36:18
  work's
• 36:19
  easy.
• 36:20
  Doesn't
• 36:21
  mean
• 36:21
  that
• 36:21
  work
• 36:21
  isn't
• 36:22
  exhausting.
• 36:23
  But
• 36:23
  how
• 36:24
  do
• 36:24
  you
• 36:24
  get,
• 36:25
  you
• 36:25
  know,
• 36:25
  how
• 36:25
  do.
• 36:25
  How
• 36:25
  do
• 36:26
  you
• 36:26
  get
• 36:26
  burnt
• 36:26
  out
• 36:28
  looking
• 36:28
  at
• 36:28
  that
• 36:29
  little
• 36:29
  child
• 36:29
  and
• 36:29
  thinking
• 36:30
  about
• 36:30
  how
• 36:31
  you're
• 36:31
  contributing
• 36:32
  to
• 36:33
  open
• 36:34
  doors
• 36:34
  and
• 36:35
  unlimited
• 36:35
  possibilities
• 36:37
  and
• 36:37
  hope.
• 36:40
  So,
• 36:40
  my
• 36:41
  friends,
• 36:41
  that
• 36:42
  is
• 36:43
  what
• 36:43
  this
• 36:43
  podcast
• 36:44
  will
• 36:44
  be
• 36:45
  about
• 36:45
  in
• 36:45
  season
• 36:46
  nine,
• 36:46
  as
• 36:46
  we
• 36:46
  go
• 36:47
  forth
• 36:47
  boldly
• 36:48
  to
• 36:49
  talk
• 36:49
  about
• 36:49
  these
• 36:50
  issues
• 36:50
  with
• 36:51
  each
• 36:51
  other
• 36:51
  and
• 36:52
  with
• 36:53
  amazing
• 36:54
  educators
• 36:55
  that
• 36:55
  will
• 36:55
  join
• 36:55
  us
• 36:57
  in
• 36:57
  this
• 36:58
  journey.
• 36:59
  I
• 36:59
  always
• 36:59
  say,
• 37:01
  who's
• 37:02
  got
• 37:02
  the
• 37:02
  last
• 37:02
  word?
• 37:04
  I'm
• 37:04
  not
• 37:04
  really
• 37:04
  for
• 37:05
  sure
• 37:05
  there
• 37:05
  needs
• 37:05
  to
• 37:06
  be
• 37:06
  anything
• 37:06
  other
• 37:07
  than
• 37:07
  what
• 37:07
  you
• 37:07
  just
• 37:08
  said.
• 37:08
  I
• 37:08
  hear,
• 37:09
  I
• 37:09
  hear.
• 37:10
  I
• 37:10
  think
• 37:11
  that
• 37:11
  was.
• 37:11
  That
• 37:12
  was
• 37:12
  the
• 37:12
  last
• 37:13
  word.
• 37:13
  And
• 37:13
  really
• 37:14
  encapsulating
• 37:16
  our
• 37:17
  why,
• 37:17
  our
• 37:17
  purpose
• 37:18
  for
• 37:18
  being
• 37:18
  here
• 37:19
  and
• 37:19
  knowing
• 37:20
  that
• 37:21
  these
• 37:21
  conversations
• 37:22
  are
• 37:22
  going
• 37:22
  to
• 37:23
  be
• 37:23
  real,
• 37:23
  they're
• 37:24
  going
• 37:24
  to
• 37:24
  be
• 37:24
  authentic,
• 37:25
  they're
• 37:26
  going
• 37:26
  to
• 37:26
  be
• 37:26
  raw,
• 37:28
  vulnerable,
• 37:29
  all
• 37:29
  of
• 37:29
  those
• 37:29
  things
• 37:30
  with
• 37:31
  brilliant
• 37:32
  educators
• 37:33
  throughout
• 37:34
  the
• 37:34
  world.
• 37:35
  So
• 37:36
  grab
• 37:36
  a
• 37:36
  glass
• 37:36
  of
• 37:36
  your
• 37:37
  favorite
• 37:37
  beverage,
• 37:38
  join
• 37:38
  us
• 37:38
  in
• 37:39
  the
• 37:39
  journey,
• 37:40
  because
• 37:41
  our
• 37:41
  children
• 37:42
  are.
• 37:48
  And
• 37:48
  that's
• 37:48
  a
• 37:49
  wrap
• 37:49
  of
• 37:49
  episode
• 37:50
  one
• 37:51
  in
• 37:51
  this
• 37:51
  season
• 37:52
  of
• 37:52
  the
• 37:52
  Wheelhouse.
• 37:53
  Are
• 37:54
  you
• 37:54
  a
• 37:54
  like
• 37:54
  minded
• 37:55
  educator
• 37:55
  who's
• 37:56
  committed
• 37:56
  to
• 37:56
  promoting
• 37:57
  hope.
• 37:58
  Subscribe
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• 38:06
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• 38:06
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• 38:06
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• 38:07
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• 38:07
  guiding
• 38:07
  principles
• 38:08
  resonated
• 38:08
  with
• 38:09
  you
• 38:09
  as
• 38:09
  you
• 38:10
  were
• 38:10
  listening
• 38:10
  to
• 38:10
  this
• 38:11
  episode
• 38:11
  and
• 38:12
  what
• 38:12
  you
• 38:12
  hope
• 38:12
  we'll
• 38:12
  explore
• 38:13
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• 38:13
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• 38:14
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• 38:14
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• 38:15
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• 38:16
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• 38:16
  really
• 38:17
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• 38:17
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• 38:18
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• 38:18
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• 38:19
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  we
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• 38:31
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• 38:31
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