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A Call to Action: How Educators Can Inspire Hope · 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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  another
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  episode
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  How
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  are
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  you
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  feeling?
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  Empowered?
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  And
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  how
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  do
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  you
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  help
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  others
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  to
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  feel
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  the
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  same?
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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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  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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  second
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  episode,
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  we
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  build
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  upon
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  our
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  first
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  episode
• 0:50
  conversation
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  where
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  we
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  talked
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  about
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  the
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  vision
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  and
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  guiding
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  principles
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  Now,
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  today
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  we're
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  talking
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  about
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  how
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  we
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  as
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  educators
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  must
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  feel
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  empowered
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  to
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  disrupt
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  that
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  transactional,
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  hurting
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  nature
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  and
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  really
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  support
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  each
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  student
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  to
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  feel
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  confident,
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  optimistic,
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  capable,
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  well
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  supported
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  and
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  emboldened
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  to
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  be
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  and
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  to
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  become
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  who
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  they
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  are
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  meant
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  to
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  be.
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  You
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  know,
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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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  what
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  we
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  do
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  for
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  some
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  children
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  is
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  even
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  bigger
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  than
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  cultivating
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  hope
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  or
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  killing
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  dreams.
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  It's
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  a
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  matter
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  of
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  life
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  and
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  death.
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  Toward
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  this
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  great
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  conversation,
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  Michael
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  said,
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  our
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  classrooms
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  aren't
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  museums.
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  And
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  we
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  got
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  so
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  intrigued
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  by
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  that
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  image
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  that
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  we
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  got
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  into
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  an
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  interesting
• 1:38
  conversation
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  about
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  the
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  generational
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  differences
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  among
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  educators
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  and
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  even
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  between
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  educators
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  and
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  students
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  alike.
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  It
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  was
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  a
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  fascinating
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  conversation
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  about
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  feeling
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  empowered
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  to
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  cultivate
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  hope.
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  And
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  Kathy
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  summed
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  it
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  up
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  brilliantly.
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  You
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  don't
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  want
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  to
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  miss
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  what
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  she
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  said
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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
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  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
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  two.
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  You're
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  not
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  going
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  to
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  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
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  listen.
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  Foreign
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  Good
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  morning,
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  I'm
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  Grant
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  Chandler.
• 2:20
  This
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  is
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  I
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  feel
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  like
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  we've
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  already
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  recorded
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  part
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  of
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  this
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  session
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  before
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  I
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  hit
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  the
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  record
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  button.
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  So
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  say
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  welcome
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  to
• 2:29
  season
• 2:30
  nine,
• 2:31
  episode
• 2:31
  two,
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  where
• 2:32
  our
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  theme
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  this
• 2:33
  season
• 2:34
  is
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  all
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  about
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  cultivating
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  hope.
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  And
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  I
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  am
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  with
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  my
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  assistant,
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  esteemed
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  friends,
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  colleagues
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  and
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  humans
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  that
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  I
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  adore.
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  So
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  welcome
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  back
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  Kathy
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  Moni,
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  Michael
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  Piper
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  and
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  Alicia
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  Monroe.
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  Hello,
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  hello,
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  hello,
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  hello.
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  Good
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  morning.
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  So
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  good
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  to
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  be
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  with
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  you.
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  It
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  is
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  so
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  good
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  to
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  see
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  you
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  all.
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  And
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  I
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  know
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  this
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  is
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  a
• 2:58
  podcast,
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  so
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  you're
• 2:59
  listening,
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  but
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  I
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  get
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  to
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  see
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  the
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  faces
• 3:01
  of
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  these
• 3:02
  incredible
• 3:03
  people
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  as
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  we
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  record
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  this
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  session.
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  So,
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  you
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  know,
• 3:07
  episode
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  one
• 3:08
  was
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  really
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  about
• 3:09
  our
• 3:10
  us
• 3:10
  talking
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  about
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  what
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  As
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  the
• 3:14
  Wheelhouse
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  evolves
• 3:15
  and
• 3:15
  moves
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  into
• 3:16
  season
• 3:16
  nine,
• 3:17
  you
• 3:17
  know,
• 3:18
  what
• 3:18
  is
• 3:18
  the
• 3:18
  Wheelhouse
• 3:19
  all
• 3:19
  about?
• 3:20
  As
• 3:20
  we've
• 3:21
  expanded
• 3:22
  beyond
• 3:22
  just
• 3:22
  talking
• 3:23
  about
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  the
• 3:25
  pinnacle
• 3:26
  work
• 3:26
  that
• 3:26
  Students
• 3:27
  Matter
• 3:27
  does
• 3:27
  with
• 3:28
  accomplishment
• 3:28
  driven
• 3:29
  leadership
• 3:29
  and
• 3:29
  powerful
• 3:30
  student
• 3:30
  Care.
• 3:30
  We've
• 3:31
  really
• 3:31
  kind
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  expanded
• 3:32
  beyond
• 3:33
  that
• 3:34
  conversation
• 3:35
  to
• 3:35
  open
• 3:35
  up
• 3:35
  a
• 3:35
  bigger
• 3:36
  dialogue
• 3:37
  about
• 3:37
  what
• 3:37
  it
• 3:37
  means
• 3:39
  to
• 3:39
  cultivate
• 3:40
  hope.
• 3:40
  And
• 3:40
  we
• 3:41
  have
• 3:41
  a
• 3:41
  vision
• 3:42
  for
• 3:42
  what
• 3:42
  the
• 3:43
  Wheelhouse
• 3:43
  is
• 3:43
  all
• 3:44
  about.
• 3:44
  And
• 3:44
  we
• 3:44
  have
• 3:45
  four
• 3:45
  guiding
• 3:45
  principles.
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  And
• 3:47
  last
• 3:47
  week,
• 3:47
  we
• 3:47
  talked
• 3:48
  about
• 3:49
  that
• 3:50
  vision
• 3:50
  and
• 3:50
  those
• 3:51
  guiding
• 3:51
  principles.
• 3:51
  I'm
• 3:52
  going
• 3:52
  to
• 3:52
  read
• 3:52
  it
• 3:52
  again
• 3:53
  one
• 3:53
  more
• 3:53
  time.
• 3:53
  This
• 3:54
  will
• 3:54
  be
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  last
• 3:54
  episode
• 3:55
  where
• 3:55
  I
• 3:55
  will
• 3:55
  read
• 3:55
  these
• 3:56
  guiding
• 3:56
  principles
• 3:56
  to
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  you.
• 3:57
  And
• 3:58
  then
• 3:58
  we're
• 3:58
  really
• 3:58
  going
• 3:59
  to
• 3:59
  have
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  conversation
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  about
• 4:00
  the
• 4:01
  word
• 4:01
  empower
• 4:02
  and
• 4:03
  how
• 4:04
  we
• 4:04
  are
• 4:04
  feeling
• 4:04
  empowered
• 4:05
  as
• 4:06
  educators
• 4:06
  to
• 4:07
  do
• 4:07
  this
• 4:07
  work
• 4:07
  and
• 4:07
  how
• 4:08
  we
• 4:08
  are
• 4:08
  helping
• 4:09
  other
• 4:09
  educators
• 4:10
  feel
• 4:10
  empowered.
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  So
• 4:11
  before
• 4:11
  we
• 4:11
  dive
• 4:12
  into
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  this.
• 4:12
  And
• 4:13
  my
• 4:13
  friends
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  are
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  at
• 4:14
  the
• 4:14
  edge
• 4:14
  of
• 4:15
  their
• 4:15
  seats,
• 4:15
  if
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  could
• 4:16
  see
• 4:16
  them,
• 4:17
  they
• 4:17
  are
• 4:17
  ready
• 4:18
  to
• 4:18
  have
• 4:18
  this
• 4:18
  conversation.
• 4:20
  Here
• 4:20
  is
• 4:20
  the
• 4:21
  vision
• 4:21
  and
• 4:21
  guiding
• 4:22
  principles
• 4:22
  one
• 4:23
  more
• 4:23
  time,
• 4:23
  which
• 4:23
  kind
• 4:23
  of
• 4:24
  is
• 4:24
  the
• 4:25
  foundation
• 4:25
  of
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  work
• 4:26
  that
• 4:27
  we
• 4:27
  do.
• 4:28
  So
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Wheelhouse.
• 4:29
  This
• 4:29
  podcast
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  exists
• 4:31
  to
• 4:31
  create
• 4:32
  an
• 4:32
  inclusive
• 4:33
  community
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  of
• 4:34
  empowered
• 4:35
  educators
• 4:36
  who
• 4:37
  believe
• 4:37
  that
• 4:37
  together
• 4:38
  we
• 4:39
  can
• 4:39
  disrupt
• 4:40
  that
• 4:40
  transactional,
• 4:41
  hurting
• 4:41
  nature
• 4:42
  of
• 4:42
  schooling,
• 4:43
  to
• 4:43
  create
• 4:44
  districts,
• 4:44
  schools,
• 4:45
  and
• 4:45
  classrooms
• 4:46
  where
• 4:47
  each
• 4:47
  student
• 4:49
  feels
• 4:49
  confident,
• 4:51
  optimistic,
• 4:52
  capable,
• 4:54
  well
• 4:54
  supported,
• 4:56
  and
• 4:56
  emboldened
• 4:58
  to
• 4:59
  be
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  to
• 4:59
  become
• 5:00
  who
• 5:00
  they
• 5:00
  are
• 5:01
  meant
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  be.
• 5:02
  We
• 5:02
  operate
• 5:03
  under
• 5:03
  five
• 5:04
  guiding
• 5:04
  principles
• 5:05
  that
• 5:05
  we
• 5:05
  share
• 5:05
  with
• 5:06
  our
• 5:06
  guests.
• 5:07
  One,
• 5:08
  we
• 5:08
  are
• 5:08
  steadfastly
• 5:09
  committed
• 5:10
  to
• 5:10
  each
• 5:10
  learner
• 5:11
  and
• 5:11
  each
• 5:11
  educator,
• 5:12
  believing
• 5:12
  that
• 5:13
  they
• 5:13
  are
• 5:14
  distinctive
• 5:14
  and
• 5:14
  irreplaceable.
• 5:17
  Two,
• 5:18
  we
• 5:18
  believe
• 5:18
  that
• 5:18
  educating
• 5:19
  our
• 5:19
  children
• 5:20
  should
• 5:20
  be
• 5:21
  a
• 5:21
  humanizing,
• 5:22
  relational,
• 5:23
  and
• 5:24
  transformational
• 5:26
  endeavor.
• 5:27
  And
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  for
• 5:28
  us,
• 5:28
  all
• 5:28
  else
• 5:29
  is
• 5:29
  secondary.
• 5:31
  We
• 5:31
  also
• 5:32
  believe
• 5:32
  three,
• 5:33
  that
• 5:33
  dignity
• 5:34
  is
• 5:34
  a
• 5:34
  birthright.
• 5:35
  It
• 5:35
  is
• 5:35
  not
• 5:36
  something
• 5:36
  that
• 5:36
  requires
• 5:37
  something
• 5:38
  to
• 5:38
  be
• 5:38
  earned.
• 5:39
  Each
• 5:39
  child
• 5:40
  deserves
• 5:40
  a
• 5:40
  future
• 5:41
  filled
• 5:41
  with
• 5:42
  open
• 5:42
  doors
• 5:42
  and
• 5:43
  unlimited
• 5:43
  possibilities.
• 5:44
  Our
• 5:45
  work
• 5:46
  is
• 5:46
  in
• 5:46
  service
• 5:46
  to
• 5:47
  this
• 5:47
  central
• 5:47
  aspiration.
• 5:49
  And
• 5:49
  finally,
• 5:49
  our
• 5:50
  fourth
• 5:50
  guiding
• 5:50
  principle.
• 5:51
  We
• 5:52
  believe
• 5:52
  that
• 5:52
  each
• 5:52
  human
• 5:53
  life
• 5:54
  is
• 5:54
  unique
• 5:55
  and
• 5:55
  precious.
• 5:56
  And
• 5:56
  as
• 5:57
  such,
• 5:57
  we
• 5:57
  are
• 5:58
  compelled
• 5:59
  to
• 5:59
  remove
• 6:00
  aspects
• 6:00
  of
• 6:01
  schooling
• 6:02
  that
• 6:02
  disregard
• 6:03
  any
• 6:03
  student's
• 6:04
  dignity.
• 6:06
  As
• 6:07
  you
• 6:07
  were
• 6:07
  going
• 6:08
  through
• 6:08
  that,
• 6:08
  first
• 6:08
  of
• 6:09
  all,
• 6:09
  I
• 6:09
  think
• 6:09
  that
• 6:09
  I
• 6:10
  could
• 6:10
  listen
• 6:10
  to
• 6:10
  that
• 6:11
  every
• 6:11
  morning
• 6:12
  just
• 6:12
  as
• 6:12
  a
• 6:12
  bit
• 6:12
  of,
• 6:13
  you
• 6:13
  know,
• 6:13
  a
• 6:14
  significant
• 6:14
  motivation
• 6:15
  just.
• 6:16
  Just
• 6:16
  to
• 6:16
  get
• 6:17
  myself
• 6:17
  grounded
• 6:18
  in
• 6:19
  our
• 6:19
  day
• 6:20
  for
• 6:20
  whatever's
• 6:21
  coming
• 6:21
  at
• 6:21
  us.
• 6:22
  But
• 6:22
  I
• 6:23
  was
• 6:23
  just
• 6:23
  writing
• 6:24
  down
• 6:24
  key
• 6:24
  words
• 6:25
  as
• 6:25
  you
• 6:26
  were
• 6:26
  speaking
• 6:26
  that
• 6:27
  I
• 6:27
  think
• 6:27
  then
• 6:27
  are
• 6:27
  gonna
• 6:28
  really
• 6:29
  feed
• 6:29
  into
• 6:30
  this
• 6:30
  conversation
• 6:31
  about
• 6:31
  empowerment.
• 6:33
  And
• 6:33
  it,
• 6:33
  you
• 6:34
  know,
• 6:34
  I.
• 6:34
  They're
• 6:35
  inclusive
• 6:36
  together.
• 6:37
  This
• 6:37
  disruption,
• 6:39
  community,
• 6:40
  humanizing,
• 6:42
  dignity,
• 6:43
  birthright,
• 6:44
  and
• 6:44
  unique.
• 6:45
  And
• 6:46
  the
• 6:47
  big
• 6:47
  word
• 6:47
  in
• 6:47
  all
• 6:48
  of
• 6:48
  it,
• 6:48
  emboldened.
• 6:51
  Those
• 6:51
  were
• 6:52
  all
• 6:52
  of
• 6:52
  the
• 6:52
  things
• 6:53
  as
• 6:53
  we.
• 6:54
  We
• 6:54
  wrote
• 6:55
  that
• 6:55
  together.
• 6:56
  Listening
• 6:56
  to
• 6:57
  you
• 6:57
  read
• 6:57
  it
• 6:57
  over
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  over,
• 6:59
  those
• 7:00
  words
• 7:00
  continue
• 7:01
  to
• 7:02
  just
• 7:03
  lift
• 7:04
  off
• 7:04
  the
• 7:05
  page
• 7:05
  for
• 7:05
  me.
• 7:06
  Well
• 7:07
  said,
• 7:07
  Kathy.
• 7:08
  Thanks,
• 7:09
  Michael.
• 7:12
  So,
• 7:13
  my
• 7:13
  dear
• 7:14
  friends
• 7:14
  and
• 7:14
  colleagues,
• 7:16
  how
• 7:16
  Are
• 7:16
  you
• 7:16
  feeling
• 7:17
  empowered?
• 7:18
  I'm
• 7:19
  going
• 7:19
  to
• 7:20
  jump
• 7:20
  in
• 7:21
  and
• 7:24
  try
• 7:24
  to
• 7:24
  provide
• 7:25
  an
• 7:26
  on
• 7:26
  ramp
• 7:27
  for
• 7:27
  some
• 7:27
  of
• 7:27
  the
• 7:28
  conversation
• 7:28
  that
• 7:28
  happened
• 7:29
  prior
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  our
• 7:29
  recording
• 7:31
  where,
• 7:32
  Alicia,
• 7:33
  you
• 7:33
  were
• 7:34
  sharing
• 7:34
  how
• 7:34
  your
• 7:35
  day
• 7:35
  began
• 7:35
  and
• 7:36
  the
• 7:37
  spaces
• 7:37
  you've
• 7:38
  been
• 7:38
  working
• 7:39
  in
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  working
• 7:39
  through
• 7:40
  prior
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  being
• 7:41
  able
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  rejoin
• 7:42
  with
• 7:42
  us.
• 7:44
  And
• 7:44
  the
• 7:45
  response
• 7:45
  that
• 7:46
  I
• 7:46
  had
• 7:46
  inside
• 7:47
  my
• 7:47
  head
• 7:48
  as
• 7:48
  you
• 7:48
  were
• 7:48
  talking
• 7:49
  about
• 7:49
  those
• 7:49
  realities
• 7:50
  and
• 7:51
  those
• 7:51
  truths
• 7:53
  was
• 7:53
  that
• 7:54
  as
• 7:54
  education
• 7:55
  at
• 7:56
  every
• 7:56
  level
• 7:57
  comes
• 7:58
  under
• 7:59
  threat
• 8:00
  by
• 8:00
  the
• 8:01
  recent
• 8:01
  executive
• 8:02
  orders
• 8:03
  and
• 8:04
  proposed
• 8:06
  policy
• 8:06
  changes
• 8:07
  for
• 8:07
  education
• 8:08
  coming
• 8:08
  out
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  this
• 8:09
  administration,
• 8:10
  I'm
• 8:11
  thinking
• 8:12
  about
• 8:14
  the,
• 8:15
  a
• 8:16
  more
• 8:16
  appropriate
• 8:17
  view
• 8:17
  of
• 8:18
  what
• 8:18
  education
• 8:19
  is
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  the
• 8:21
  human
• 8:21
  community.
• 8:22
  And
• 8:23
  I
• 8:23
  think
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  analogy
• 8:24
  I
• 8:24
  was
• 8:25
  having
• 8:25
  was
• 8:26
  it
• 8:26
  is
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  rainforest
• 8:28
  to
• 8:29
  the
• 8:29
  human
• 8:29
  community.
• 8:31
  And
• 8:32
  we
• 8:32
  have
• 8:33
  opportunists
• 8:34
  who
• 8:35
  want
• 8:35
  to
• 8:36
  seize
• 8:36
  that
• 8:37
  acreage
• 8:37
  and
• 8:38
  pave
• 8:38
  it
• 8:39
  with
• 8:40
  uniformity
• 8:42
  or
• 8:42
  overlay
• 8:43
  a
• 8:43
  business
• 8:44
  model
• 8:44
  upon
• 8:45
  it
• 8:46
  and
• 8:46
  in
• 8:47
  so
• 8:47
  doing
• 8:48
  destroy
• 8:49
  one
• 8:49
  of
• 8:49
  the
• 8:49
  central
• 8:50
  resources
• 8:51
  that
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  human
• 8:51
  community
• 8:52
  needs.
• 8:55
  And
• 8:55
  as
• 8:56
  trustees
• 8:57
  of
• 8:57
  this
• 8:57
  project,
• 8:58
  stewards
• 8:59
  of
• 8:59
  it
• 9:00
  who've
• 9:00
  inherited
• 9:01
  it.
• 9:02
  Leaders
• 9:03
  like
• 9:03
  you,
• 9:03
  Alicia,
• 9:04
  are
• 9:05
  in
• 9:05
  the
• 9:06
  moment
• 9:06
  right
• 9:06
  now
• 9:07
  where
• 9:08
  you
• 9:08
  have
• 9:08
  to
• 9:08
  talk
• 9:08
  to
• 9:09
  people
• 9:09
  who
• 9:09
  have
• 9:09
  no
• 9:10
  regard
• 9:10
  for
• 9:10
  the
• 9:11
  precious
• 9:11
  resource
• 9:12
  of
• 9:12
  education
• 9:14
  and
• 9:16
  find
• 9:16
  direct
• 9:17
  ways
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  challenge,
• 9:21
  to
• 9:21
  halt
• 9:23
  and
• 9:23
  to
• 9:23
  counter,
• 9:25
  while
• 9:25
  you're
• 9:26
  also
• 9:26
  protecting
• 9:28
  the
• 9:28
  human
• 9:29
  beings
• 9:29
  who
• 9:29
  are
• 9:29
  part
• 9:30
  of
• 9:30
  that
• 9:30
  resource.
• 9:32
  And
• 9:32
  I
• 9:32
  just
• 9:32
  want
• 9:33
  to
• 9:33
  say
• 9:33
  thank
• 9:33
  you.
• 9:34
  Thank
• 9:34
  you,
• 9:34
  Michael,
• 9:36
  Kathy
• 9:36
  and
• 9:36
  Grant
• 9:38
  for
• 9:38
  safe
• 9:38
  space.
• 9:41
  It
• 9:41
  is
• 9:41
  truly
• 9:41
  turbulent
• 9:42
  times
• 9:42
  in
• 9:42
  this
• 9:43
  country.
• 9:43
  And
• 9:44
  when
• 9:44
  I
• 9:44
  heard
• 9:44
  Grant
• 9:46
  and
• 9:46
  Kathy
• 9:47
  talk
• 9:48
  about
• 9:48
  birthright,
• 9:50
  education
• 9:50
  is
• 9:51
  a
• 9:51
  birthright
• 9:51
  that
• 9:52
  will
• 9:52
  not
• 9:52
  be
• 9:52
  questioned.
• 9:56
  And
• 9:57
  we
• 9:57
  need
• 9:57
  folks
• 9:58
  standing
• 9:58
  on
• 9:58
  the
• 9:59
  line
• 10:00
  screaming
• 10:01
  at,
• 10:01
  aloud,
• 10:02
  amongst
• 10:03
  many
• 10:03
  other
• 10:03
  things.
• 10:06
  Collective
• 10:06
  action
• 10:07
  truly
• 10:07
  has
• 10:08
  to
• 10:08
  be
• 10:08
  collective.
• 10:11
  And
• 10:11
  we,
• 10:12
  we
• 10:12
  have
• 10:13
  a
• 10:13
  lot.
• 10:13
  We
• 10:13
  have
• 10:13
  to
• 10:14
  educate
• 10:14
  ourselves,
• 10:15
  we
• 10:15
  have
• 10:15
  to
• 10:15
  become
• 10:16
  aware,
• 10:17
  we
• 10:17
  have
• 10:17
  to
• 10:17
  become
• 10:17
  community.
• 10:20
  This
• 10:20
  is
• 10:21
  not
• 10:21
  a
• 10:21
  self
• 10:21
  centered
• 10:22
  movement.
• 10:24
  It's
• 10:24
  really
• 10:27
  necessary
• 10:28
  that
• 10:28
  we
• 10:28
  move
• 10:28
  forward
• 10:29
  as
• 10:29
  a
• 10:29
  united
• 10:29
  front.
• 10:32
  I've
• 10:33
  been
• 10:33
  in
• 10:33
  spaces
• 10:34
  which
• 10:34
  I,
• 10:34
  and
• 10:35
  I'm
• 10:35
  hearing
• 10:37
  really
• 10:38
  diametrically
• 10:39
  opposed
• 10:40
  perspectives.
• 10:41
  And
• 10:42
  I'm
• 10:43
  really
• 10:43
  trying
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  understand
• 10:44
  where
• 10:45
  are
• 10:45
  you
• 10:45
  sitting.
• 10:46
  I
• 10:46
  mean,
• 10:46
  it's
• 10:47
  so
• 10:47
  far
• 10:47
  stretched.
• 10:48
  It's
• 10:48
  outside
• 10:48
  of
• 10:49
  privilege
• 10:50
  and
• 10:50
  entitlement,
• 10:51
  it's
• 10:52
  delusion.
• 10:56
  And
• 10:56
  to
• 10:57
  really
• 10:57
  think
• 10:57
  that
• 10:58
  we've
• 10:58
  come
• 10:58
  to
• 10:58
  that
• 10:59
  place
• 11:01
  where
• 11:02
  all
• 11:02
  of
• 11:02
  us
• 11:02
  are
• 11:03
  trying
• 11:03
  to
• 11:03
  address
• 11:04
  humanity,
• 11:05
  so
• 11:06
  to
• 11:06
  speak,
• 11:09
  it's
• 11:10
  really
• 11:10
  something
• 11:11
  special.
• 11:11
  All
• 11:12
  I
• 11:12
  can
• 11:12
  say.
• 11:13
  And
• 11:14
  that's
• 11:14
  special
• 11:15
  with
• 11:15
  air
• 11:15
  quotes.
• 11:16
  Right?
• 11:16
  Um,
• 11:17
  so,
• 11:19
  you
• 11:19
  know,
• 11:19
  I'm,
• 11:20
  I'm
• 11:20
  glad
• 11:20
  you
• 11:21
  honored
• 11:21
  the
• 11:21
  fact
• 11:22
  of
• 11:22
  spaces
• 11:23
  that
• 11:23
  I've
• 11:23
  been
• 11:24
  in
• 11:24
  sometimes
• 11:25
  late
• 11:25
  at
• 11:25
  night
• 11:25
  and
• 11:26
  the
• 11:26
  crack
• 11:26
  of
• 11:26
  dawn
• 11:26
  in
• 11:26
  the
• 11:27
  morning,
• 11:27
  but
• 11:28
  that's
• 11:28
  what
• 11:28
  it's
• 11:28
  going
• 11:29
  to
• 11:29
  take.
• 11:30
  And
• 11:31
  I
• 11:31
  think
• 11:31
  that
• 11:31
  that's
• 11:31
  why
• 11:31
  this
• 11:32
  conversation
• 11:32
  is
• 11:33
  so
• 11:33
  vital,
• 11:34
  you
• 11:34
  know,
• 11:34
  with
• 11:35
  thinking
• 11:35
  about
• 11:36
  empowerment.
• 11:37
  I
• 11:38
  think
• 11:38
  that
• 11:38
  it's
• 11:39
  incredibly
• 11:40
  easy
• 11:41
  right
• 11:42
  now
• 11:42
  to
• 11:42
  get
• 11:44
  caught
• 11:45
  up
• 11:45
  in
• 11:48
  the
• 11:48
  overwhelmingness
• 11:50
  of
• 11:50
  everything
• 11:51
  coming
• 11:51
  at
• 11:51
  us
• 11:52
  so
• 11:52
  quickly.
• 11:53
  And
• 11:53
  how
• 11:54
  do
• 11:54
  we
• 11:56
  create
• 11:57
  spaces
• 11:58
  and
• 11:58
  have
• 11:58
  conversation
• 12:00
  that
• 12:01
  encourage
• 12:02
  people,
• 12:03
  encourage
• 12:04
  everyone
• 12:05
  within
• 12:05
  this
• 12:06
  community
• 12:07
  to
• 12:08
  feel
• 12:08
  empowered
• 12:09
  within
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  spaces
• 12:11
  in
• 12:11
  which
• 12:11
  they
• 12:12
  exist.
• 12:15
  So
• 12:16
  before
• 12:16
  someone
• 12:16
  else
• 12:17
  chimes
• 12:17
  in,
• 12:19
  I
• 12:19
  do
• 12:19
  want
• 12:19
  to
• 12:20
  talk
• 12:20
  about
• 12:21
  the
• 12:21
  overwhelmingness,
• 12:24
  Kathy,
• 12:25
  that
• 12:26
  you
• 12:26
  just
• 12:27
  like
• 12:28
  succinctly,
• 12:28
  right
• 12:29
  on
• 12:29
  point,
• 12:30
  addressed.
• 12:32
  And
• 12:32
  in
• 12:33
  the
• 12:33
  spaces
• 12:33
  that
• 12:34
  where
• 12:35
  I
• 12:35
  reside,
• 12:36
  where
• 12:37
  I
• 12:37
  uplift
• 12:38
  my
• 12:38
  voice,
• 12:39
  where
• 12:39
  my
• 12:40
  thoughts
• 12:40
  are
• 12:40
  honored
• 12:41
  and
• 12:41
  amplified,
• 12:42
  and
• 12:42
  my
• 12:42
  insights
• 12:44
  are
• 12:45
  really
• 12:45
  respected,
• 12:48
  we
• 12:48
  see
• 12:50
  the
• 12:50
  overwhelmingness
• 12:52
  as
• 12:54
  distractions
• 12:56
  and
• 12:57
  diversionary
• 12:58
  tactics
• 12:59
  so
• 13:00
  that
• 13:00
  we
• 13:00
  stay
• 13:00
  focused
• 13:01
  on
• 13:01
  these
• 13:01
  minuscule
• 13:02
  little
• 13:02
  tidbits
• 13:05
  when
• 13:05
  the
• 13:05
  harsh
• 13:05
  reality
• 13:06
  is
• 13:06
  happening.
• 13:07
  But
• 13:07
  we're
• 13:08
  so
• 13:08
  focused
• 13:09
  on
• 13:09
  these
• 13:09
  other
• 13:10
  pieces
• 13:11
  that
• 13:11
  form
• 13:12
  chaos
• 13:13
  that
• 13:14
  we
• 13:14
  miss
• 13:15
  the
• 13:15
  target.
• 13:18
  So
• 13:19
  I
• 13:19
  implore
• 13:20
  all
• 13:20
  to
• 13:20
  keep
• 13:20
  your
• 13:20
  eyes
• 13:21
  on
• 13:21
  the
• 13:21
  prize
• 13:22
  and
• 13:22
  watch
• 13:22
  for
• 13:23
  the
• 13:23
  target,
• 13:25
  because
• 13:26
  that
• 13:26
  is
• 13:27
  the
• 13:27
  critical
• 13:28
  area
• 13:29
  that
• 13:29
  we
• 13:30
  need
• 13:30
  to
• 13:30
  move
• 13:30
  forward
• 13:31
  collectively
• 13:32
  and
• 13:32
  dismantle
• 13:33
  and
• 13:34
  disrupt.
• 13:35
  I
• 13:36
  was
• 13:36
  thinking
• 13:36
  about
• 13:36
  my
• 13:37
  question.
• 13:37
  How
• 13:38
  are
• 13:38
  you
• 13:38
  empowered
• 13:39
  and
• 13:39
  how
• 13:39
  are
• 13:40
  you
• 13:40
  empowering
• 13:40
  others?
• 13:41
  And
• 13:42
  I
• 13:42
  was
• 13:43
  listening
• 13:43
  to
• 13:43
  you
• 13:43
  all
• 13:43
  talk
• 13:45
  through
• 13:45
  this
• 13:45
  podcast.
• 13:46
  We've
• 13:47
  been
• 13:47
  talking
• 13:47
  about
• 13:49
  humanizing
• 13:51
  the
• 13:51
  educational
• 13:52
  landscape
• 13:54
  for
• 13:54
  the
• 13:54
  last
• 13:54
  couple
• 13:55
  of
• 13:55
  years,
• 13:57
  even
• 13:57
  before
• 13:59
  everything
• 14:00
  that
• 14:00
  has
• 14:01
  occurred
• 14:02
  in
• 14:02
  2025.
• 14:03
  And
• 14:03
  you
• 14:03
  take
• 14:04
  all
• 14:04
  of
• 14:04
  that
• 14:04
  and
• 14:04
  just
• 14:05
  put
• 14:05
  it
• 14:05
  aside
• 14:06
  for
• 14:06
  just
• 14:06
  a
• 14:07
  second.
• 14:08
  We
• 14:09
  can't
• 14:09
  put
• 14:09
  it
• 14:09
  aside
• 14:09
  for
• 14:10
  very
• 14:10
  long,
• 14:10
  but
• 14:10
  if
• 14:10
  we
• 14:11
  put
• 14:11
  it
• 14:11
  aside
• 14:11
  for
• 14:12
  just
• 14:12
  a
• 14:12
  second,
• 14:13
  we've
• 14:13
  been
• 14:14
  talking
• 14:14
  about
• 14:15
  in
• 14:15
  the
• 14:15
  wheelhouse
• 14:17
  and
• 14:17
  you
• 14:17
  know,
• 14:17
  when
• 14:18
  Michael
• 14:18
  first
• 14:18
  came
• 14:19
  to
• 14:19
  the
• 14:19
  wheelhouse
• 14:19
  as
• 14:20
  a
• 14:20
  guest
• 14:20
  and
• 14:21
  when
• 14:21
  Alicia
• 14:21
  first
• 14:22
  came
• 14:22
  as
• 14:22
  a
• 14:22
  guest
• 14:23
  and
• 14:23
  when
• 14:24
  Kathy
• 14:24
  joined
• 14:25
  the
• 14:25
  roundtable
• 14:26
  back
• 14:27
  in
• 14:27
  season
• 14:28
  four,
• 14:29
  we
• 14:29
  were
• 14:29
  talking
• 14:30
  about
• 14:30
  the
• 14:31
  need,
• 14:31
  right,
• 14:32
  to
• 14:33
  really
• 14:34
  rethink
• 14:35
  education
• 14:36
  because
• 14:37
  we
• 14:38
  really
• 14:38
  needed
• 14:38
  to
• 14:38
  move
• 14:39
  away
• 14:39
  from
• 14:40
  kids
• 14:41
  test
• 14:41
  scores
• 14:42
  and
• 14:42
  kids
• 14:42
  demographics
• 14:43
  and
• 14:43
  to
• 14:44
  really
• 14:44
  think
• 14:44
  about
• 14:45
  how
• 14:46
  we
• 14:46
  honor
• 14:46
  each
• 14:47
  child,
• 14:47
  how
• 14:47
  we
• 14:48
  build
• 14:49
  spaces
• 14:49
  for
• 14:49
  them,
• 14:50
  right,
• 14:50
  to
• 14:50
  grow
• 14:51
  and
• 14:51
  become
• 14:52
  who
• 14:52
  they
• 14:53
  are
• 14:53
  meant
• 14:53
  to
• 14:53
  be.
• 14:54
  And
• 14:54
  so
• 14:56
  I
• 14:57
  feel,
• 14:58
  because
• 14:58
  of
• 14:58
  that,
• 14:59
  I
• 14:59
  feel
• 14:59
  like
• 15:01
  we're
• 15:01
  ready.
• 15:04
  We've
• 15:04
  been
• 15:05
  talking
• 15:05
  about
• 15:06
  the
• 15:06
  importance
• 15:07
  of
• 15:07
  humanizing
• 15:08
  the
• 15:09
  learning
• 15:09
  environment,
• 15:09
  and
• 15:10
  we've
• 15:10
  been
• 15:10
  talking
• 15:10
  about
• 15:11
  dignity.
• 15:12
  And
• 15:12
  now
• 15:12
  that
• 15:13
  the
• 15:13
  conversation
• 15:14
  has
• 15:14
  become
• 15:15
  much
• 15:16
  more
• 15:16
  intense
• 15:18
  and
• 15:18
  the
• 15:18
  need
• 15:19
  much
• 15:19
  more
• 15:20
  intense
• 15:21
  to
• 15:21
  talk
• 15:21
  about,
• 15:23
  I'm
• 15:24
  excited.
• 15:25
  I'm
• 15:26
  not
• 15:26
  excited
• 15:26
  by
• 15:27
  the
• 15:27
  conflict.
• 15:27
  I
• 15:27
  wish
• 15:27
  the
• 15:28
  conflict
• 15:28
  never
• 15:28
  existed,
• 15:29
  right?
• 15:29
  But
• 15:30
  I'm
• 15:30
  excited
• 15:31
  by
• 15:31
  being
• 15:31
  able
• 15:31
  to
• 15:32
  be
• 15:32
  a
• 15:32
  voice
• 15:34
  in
• 15:34
  that
• 15:34
  conflict,
• 15:35
  to
• 15:35
  continuously
• 15:36
  remind
• 15:37
  educators
• 15:38
  and
• 15:39
  to
• 15:39
  build
• 15:40
  that
• 15:40
  community
• 15:40
  of
• 15:41
  educators
• 15:41
  who
• 15:42
  come
• 15:42
  from
• 15:42
  all
• 15:43
  walks
• 15:43
  of
• 15:43
  life,
• 15:44
  how
• 15:45
  incredibly
• 15:45
  important
• 15:46
  it
• 15:46
  is
• 15:47
  that
• 15:47
  we
• 15:47
  do
• 15:47
  this
• 15:48
  work
• 15:48
  and
• 15:48
  that
• 15:48
  we,
• 15:49
  you
• 15:49
  know,
• 15:49
  to,
• 15:49
  to
• 15:50
  quote
• 15:50
  Alicia
• 15:51
  from
• 15:51
  last.
• 15:51
  From
• 15:52
  the
• 15:52
  last
• 15:52
  episode,
• 15:53
  to
• 15:53
  remind
• 15:54
  us
• 15:54
  of
• 15:54
  whether
• 15:54
  or
• 15:54
  not
• 15:55
  we
• 15:55
  are
• 15:55
  cultivating
• 15:56
  hope,
• 15:57
  promoting
• 15:57
  hope,
• 15:58
  or
• 15:58
  killing
• 15:58
  dreams.
• 15:59
  And
• 15:59
  there
• 16:00
  are
• 16:00
  forces
• 16:00
  out
• 16:01
  there
• 16:01
  that
• 16:01
  would
• 16:01
  like,
• 16:02
  you
• 16:02
  know,
• 16:02
  that
• 16:02
  would
• 16:03
  like
• 16:03
  this
• 16:03
  entity
• 16:04
  to
• 16:04
  kill
• 16:05
  dreams
• 16:05
  for
• 16:05
  some
• 16:06
  people.
• 16:06
  We
• 16:07
  are
• 16:07
  about
• 16:08
  cultivating,
• 16:09
  promoting
• 16:10
  hope
• 16:10
  for
• 16:11
  each
• 16:11
  and
• 16:12
  every
• 16:13
  student,
• 16:15
  regardless
• 16:17
  of
• 16:17
  who
• 16:17
  they
• 16:18
  are,
• 16:18
  how
• 16:19
  they
• 16:19
  identify.
• 16:20
  And
• 16:20
  remember,
• 16:21
  folks,
• 16:22
  everybody
• 16:22
  brings
• 16:23
  a
• 16:23
  multidimensional
• 16:24
  identity
• 16:24
  to,
• 16:25
  To.
• 16:25
  To
• 16:25
  who
• 16:25
  they
• 16:25
  are.
• 16:26
  We
• 16:26
  are
• 16:26
  not
• 16:27
  one.
• 16:27
  We
• 16:28
  are
• 16:28
  not
• 16:28
  one
• 16:28
  individual
• 16:29
  thing.
• 16:29
  So
• 16:30
  that's
• 16:30
  what
• 16:30
  I've
• 16:30
  been
• 16:30
  thinking
• 16:30
  about
• 16:31
  as
• 16:31
  I've
• 16:31
  been
• 16:32
  listening
• 16:32
  to
• 16:32
  you
• 16:32
  all
• 16:32
  talking.
• 16:33
  I'm
• 16:33
  like,
• 16:33
  oh
• 16:33
  my
• 16:33
  gosh,
• 16:34
  I
• 16:34
  feel
• 16:35
  empowered.
• 16:36
  I
• 16:36
  feel
• 16:37
  like.
• 16:37
  I'm
• 16:38
  like,
• 16:38
  we
• 16:38
  are,
• 16:38
  you
• 16:39
  know,
• 16:39
  I
• 16:39
  only
• 16:40
  speak
• 16:40
  for
• 16:40
  me,
• 16:40
  right?
• 16:40
  I
• 16:41
  am
• 16:41
  ready
• 16:42
  to
• 16:42
  get
• 16:42
  in
• 16:42
  there,
• 16:43
  right?
• 16:43
  And
• 16:43
  to
• 16:44
  do
• 16:44
  this
• 16:44
  work
• 16:44
  to
• 16:45
  support
• 16:45
  our
• 16:45
  children.
• 16:47
  That
• 16:48
  question
• 16:48
  of
• 16:49
  how.
• 16:49
  How
• 16:49
  are
• 16:49
  we
• 16:50
  feeling
• 16:50
  empowered?
• 16:52
  And,
• 16:53
  you
• 16:53
  know,
• 16:53
  when
• 16:53
  I'm
• 16:54
  listening
• 16:54
  to
• 16:56
  each
• 16:56
  of
• 16:57
  us
• 16:57
  talk
• 16:57
  about
• 16:58
  how
• 16:58
  we're
• 16:58
  feeling
• 16:59
  the
• 16:59
  overwhelm,
• 17:00
  I'm
• 17:01
  like,
• 17:02
  each
• 17:02
  of
• 17:02
  us,
• 17:02
  I'm
• 17:03
  imagining
• 17:03
  trying
• 17:04
  to
• 17:04
  come
• 17:04
  up
• 17:04
  with
• 17:05
  some
• 17:06
  way
• 17:06
  to
• 17:07
  make
• 17:07
  sense
• 17:08
  of
• 17:09
  the
• 17:10
  leadership
• 17:10
  the
• 17:10
  country
• 17:11
  has
• 17:11
  chosen
• 17:12
  and
• 17:13
  to
• 17:13
  interpret
• 17:14
  as
• 17:14
  well
• 17:14
  as
• 17:15
  I'm
• 17:15
  able
• 17:15
  to
• 17:17
  why
• 17:18
  the
• 17:19
  majority
• 17:19
  of
• 17:19
  Americans
• 17:20
  have
• 17:20
  chosen
• 17:21
  this
• 17:21
  leadership.
• 17:22
  And
• 17:23
  I
• 17:23
  feel
• 17:24
  empowered
• 17:25
  as
• 17:25
  an
• 17:25
  educator
• 17:26
  because
• 17:27
  I've
• 17:28
  been
• 17:28
  doing
• 17:28
  the
• 17:28
  work
• 17:29
  long
• 17:29
  enough
• 17:30
  to
• 17:31
  watch
• 17:31
  enduring
• 17:32
  truths
• 17:35
  remain
• 17:36
  after
• 17:37
  all
• 17:37
  has
• 17:38
  fallen
• 17:38
  through
• 17:38
  the
• 17:38
  sieve.
• 17:40
  And
• 17:40
  those
• 17:41
  enduring
• 17:41
  truths
• 17:43
  are
• 17:44
  really
• 17:44
  captured
• 17:45
  in
• 17:45
  the
• 17:45
  four
• 17:45
  principles
• 17:47
  that
• 17:47
  Shape
• 17:48
  Powerful
• 17:49
  Student
• 17:49
  Care
• 17:50
  and
• 17:50
  the
• 17:50
  Wheelhouse
• 17:51
  Project.
• 17:53
  Those
• 17:53
  are
• 17:53
  enduring
• 17:54
  truths
• 17:54
  that
• 17:56
  the
• 17:57
  quintessential
• 17:58
  outsiders
• 18:00
  that
• 18:01
  our
• 18:01
  nation
• 18:02
  seems
• 18:02
  to
• 18:03
  have
• 18:03
  by
• 18:03
  majority
• 18:04
  chosen
• 18:04
  to
• 18:05
  lead
• 18:05
  the
• 18:05
  country
• 18:07
  and
• 18:08
  the
• 18:08
  virtues
• 18:09
  automatically
• 18:10
  attributed
• 18:10
  to
• 18:11
  these
• 18:11
  outsiders
• 18:12
  just
• 18:13
  by
• 18:14
  mere
• 18:14
  virtue
• 18:15
  of
• 18:15
  being
• 18:15
  outsiders.
• 18:17
  You
• 18:18
  can't
• 18:18
  understand
• 18:19
  enduring
• 18:20
  truths
• 18:21
  in
• 18:21
  any
• 18:21
  profession,
• 18:22
  any
• 18:22
  important
• 18:23
  work,
• 18:24
  unless
• 18:24
  you've
• 18:25
  been
• 18:25
  an
• 18:25
  insider
• 18:26
  for
• 18:26
  a
• 18:26
  long,
• 18:27
  long
• 18:27
  time.
• 18:27
  Time.
• 18:29
  And
• 18:30
  we're
• 18:31
  about
• 18:31
  to
• 18:31
  nationally,
• 18:32
  I
• 18:32
  think,
• 18:32
  figure
• 18:32
  that
• 18:32
  out
• 18:33
  once
• 18:34
  again,
• 18:35
  a
• 18:35
  lesson
• 18:36
  we've
• 18:36
  learned
• 18:36
  previously.
• 18:37
  Figure
• 18:38
  it
• 18:38
  out
• 18:38
  once
• 18:38
  again
• 18:39
  that
• 18:39
  you
• 18:39
  can't
• 18:40
  marginalize
• 18:40
  people
• 18:41
  who've
• 18:41
  committed
• 18:41
  their
• 18:42
  lives
• 18:42
  to
• 18:43
  the
• 18:43
  difficult
• 18:43
  learning
• 18:45
  that
• 18:45
  professions
• 18:46
  like
• 18:46
  education,
• 18:47
  like
• 18:48
  medicine,
• 18:48
  like
• 18:49
  law,
• 18:50
  require
• 18:51
  of
• 18:51
  us.
• 18:52
  You
• 18:52
  got
• 18:52
  to
• 18:53
  have
• 18:53
  the
• 18:53
  standing
• 18:54
  power
• 18:54
  to
• 18:54
  stick
• 18:55
  it
• 18:55
  out
• 18:55
  and
• 18:56
  the
• 18:56
  courage
• 18:56
  to
• 18:56
  look
• 18:57
  your
• 18:57
  mistakes
• 18:57
  in
• 18:57
  the
• 18:58
  face
• 18:58
  and
• 18:59
  to
• 18:59
  let.
• 18:59
  Let
• 18:59
  difficult
• 19:00
  questions
• 19:01
  persist
• 19:02
  and
• 19:02
  not
• 19:02
  run
• 19:02
  away
• 19:03
  from
• 19:03
  them,
• 19:03
  ignore
• 19:03
  them,
• 19:04
  pretend
• 19:04
  they're
• 19:04
  not
• 19:05
  there.
• 19:07
  Educators
• 19:08
  do
• 19:08
  this,
• 19:09
  and
• 19:10
  as
• 19:11
  a
• 19:11
  result,
• 19:12
  we
• 19:12
  discover
• 19:13
  those
• 19:13
  enduring
• 19:13
  truths.
• 19:14
  It's
• 19:15
  one
• 19:15
  of
• 19:15
  the
• 19:15
  reasons
• 19:15
  why
• 19:15
  I've
• 19:16
  gone
• 19:16
  back
• 19:16
  and
• 19:17
  started
• 19:17
  rereading
• 19:18
  Pedagogy
• 19:18
  of
• 19:18
  the
• 19:19
  Oppressed.
• 19:20
  I
• 19:20
  feel
• 19:20
  like
• 19:21
  in
• 19:21
  the
• 19:21
  midst
• 19:21
  of
• 19:21
  all
• 19:21
  of
• 19:22
  this,
• 19:22
  I
• 19:22
  just
• 19:22
  need
• 19:24
  my
• 19:24
  Heart
• 19:25
  to,
• 19:27
  To
• 19:27
  hear
• 19:28
  those
• 19:28
  words
• 19:28
  again
• 19:29
  and
• 19:30
  to
• 19:30
  be
• 19:31
  living
• 19:31
  and
• 19:31
  breathing
• 19:32
  those
• 19:33
  truths
• 19:33
  again.
• 19:34
  So
• 19:34
  a
• 19:35
  sense
• 19:35
  of
• 19:35
  empowerment
• 19:37
  comes
• 19:38
  from
• 19:40
  grounding
• 19:41
  ourselves.
• 19:42
  Right?
• 19:42
  That's
• 19:42
  what
• 19:42
  I'm
• 19:42
  hearing
• 19:43
  you
• 19:43
  say,
• 19:43
  Michael,
• 19:44
  that
• 19:44
  you're
• 19:45
  going
• 19:45
  back
• 19:45
  to
• 19:47
  resources
• 19:48
  to
• 19:48
  be
• 19:48
  able
• 19:48
  to
• 19:48
  help
• 19:49
  ground
• 19:50
  yourself
• 19:51
  in,
• 19:51
  in
• 19:52
  truth
• 19:53
  and
• 19:53
  understanding,
• 19:54
  then
• 19:55
  what
• 19:55
  does
• 19:55
  it
• 19:56
  mean
• 19:56
  for
• 19:56
  us
• 19:56
  within
• 19:57
  our
• 19:57
  spaces?
• 19:58
  I
• 19:58
  keep,
• 19:58
  you
• 19:58
  know,
• 19:59
  going
• 19:59
  back
• 19:59
  to
• 19:59
  that
• 19:59
  because
• 20:00
  I
• 20:00
  think
• 20:00
  it's.
• 20:01
  As
• 20:02
  the
• 20:02
  four
• 20:02
  of
• 20:03
  us
• 20:03
  think
• 20:03
  about
• 20:04
  our
• 20:05
  own
• 20:05
  spaces,
• 20:06
  it's
• 20:06
  also
• 20:07
  about
• 20:07
  our
• 20:07
  audience
• 20:08
  spaces.
• 20:09
  Right.
• 20:09
  All
• 20:09
  the,
• 20:09
  all
• 20:10
  those
• 20:10
  that
• 20:10
  are
• 20:10
  listening
• 20:11
  to
• 20:11
  us
• 20:11
  and,
• 20:12
  and
• 20:12
  thinking
• 20:12
  about,
• 20:13
  okay,
• 20:13
  what
• 20:13
  does
• 20:13
  that,
• 20:14
  what
• 20:14
  does
• 20:14
  that
• 20:14
  mean
• 20:14
  for
• 20:15
  me?
• 20:15
  And
• 20:15
  what
• 20:16
  do
• 20:16
  I
• 20:16
  do
• 20:16
  with
• 20:16
  that?
• 20:17
  What
• 20:17
  can
• 20:18
  I
• 20:18
  possibly
• 20:19
  take
• 20:19
  from
• 20:20
  this
• 20:21
  conversation
• 20:23
  and
• 20:23
  apply
• 20:24
  it
• 20:24
  and
• 20:25
  believe
• 20:25
  in
• 20:25
  it
• 20:26
  and
• 20:26
  find
• 20:27
  my
• 20:28
  grounding
• 20:31
  and
• 20:31
  my
• 20:32
  foundation
• 20:33
  to
• 20:33
  be
• 20:33
  able
• 20:33
  to
• 20:34
  continue.
• 20:37
  To.
• 20:37
  Cultivate
• 20:38
  these
• 20:38
  spaces
• 20:39
  for
• 20:39
  the
• 20:39
  students
• 20:40
  in
• 20:40
  which
• 20:40
  I'm
• 20:40
  entrusted
• 20:41
  with,
• 20:41
  the
• 20:41
  adults
• 20:42
  I'm
• 20:42
  entrusted
• 20:42
  with,
• 20:43
  the
• 20:43
  people
• 20:44
  I'm
• 20:44
  encountering
• 20:45
  at
• 20:45
  the
• 20:45
  grocery
• 20:46
  store,
• 20:46
  you
• 20:47
  know,
• 20:47
  any.
• 20:47
  Any
• 20:48
  level
• 20:49
  of
• 20:49
  connection
• 20:50
  to
• 20:51
  humanity.
• 20:52
  How
• 20:52
  do
• 20:53
  I
• 20:53
  ground
• 20:53
  myself
• 20:55
  in
• 20:56
  order
• 20:56
  to
• 20:56
  do
• 20:57
  that
• 20:57
  and
• 20:58
  be
• 20:58
  empowered
• 20:59
  versus
• 21:00
  feeling
• 21:00
  overwhelmed?
• 21:02
  So
• 21:02
  when
• 21:02
  I
• 21:03
  hear
• 21:03
  empowerment
• 21:05
  and
• 21:05
  then
• 21:05
  I
• 21:06
  hear
• 21:06
  ferreri
• 21:07
  pedagogy
• 21:08
  of
• 21:08
  the
• 21:08
  oppressed,
• 21:10
  and
• 21:10
  you
• 21:10
  can't
• 21:10
  think
• 21:10
  about
• 21:11
  that
• 21:11
  without
• 21:11
  thinking
• 21:12
  about
• 21:12
  and
• 21:13
  really
• 21:13
  sitting
• 21:14
  in
• 21:14
  critical
• 21:15
  consciousness.
• 21:16
  And
• 21:16
  then
• 21:17
  I
• 21:17
  hear
• 21:18
  Kathy
• 21:19
  allude
• 21:19
  to
• 21:19
  morality
• 21:20
  and
• 21:21
  what
• 21:21
  is
• 21:21
  it
• 21:21
  to
• 21:21
  be
• 21:22
  kind?
• 21:23
  That's
• 21:24
  dignity.
• 21:25
  Dignity
• 21:26
  empowers
• 21:29
  as
• 21:29
  humble
• 21:30
  servants.
• 21:30
  So
• 21:30
  if
• 21:31
  we're
• 21:31
  looking
• 21:31
  at
• 21:31
  powerful
• 21:32
  student
• 21:32
  care
• 21:34
  and
• 21:34
  the
• 21:34
  tenets
• 21:35
  of
• 21:35
  powerful
• 21:36
  student
• 21:36
  care
• 21:36
  that
• 21:37
  Grant
• 21:38
  and
• 21:38
  I
• 21:38
  toss
• 21:38
  back
• 21:39
  and
• 21:39
  forth
• 21:39
  as
• 21:39
  we
• 21:40
  align
• 21:40
  it
• 21:40
  with
• 21:40
  whole
• 21:41
  child
• 21:41
  and
• 21:41
  all
• 21:41
  the
• 21:42
  wonderful
• 21:42
  frameworks
• 21:43
  he
• 21:43
  and
• 21:43
  I
• 21:44
  really
• 21:44
  enjoy
• 21:45
  authoring,
• 21:47
  it's
• 21:48
  about
• 21:48
  how
• 21:48
  we're
• 21:49
  activating
• 21:49
  what's
• 21:50
  on
• 21:50
  the,
• 21:50
  on
• 21:50
  the
• 21:51
  paper.
• 21:51
  Right.
• 21:52
  How
• 21:52
  are
• 21:52
  we
• 21:52
  making
• 21:53
  this
• 21:53
  2D
• 21:54
  flat
• 21:54
  step,
• 21:54
  4D
• 21:55
  live?
• 21:58
  And
• 21:59
  when
• 21:59
  we
• 22:00
  do
• 22:00
  that,
• 22:01
  we
• 22:02
  can't
• 22:02
  expect.
• 22:04
  This
• 22:05
  is
• 22:05
  not
• 22:05
  kind
• 22:06
  of
• 22:06
  like,
• 22:08
  like
• 22:08
  a
• 22:08
  free
• 22:09
  rider
• 22:09
  kind
• 22:10
  of
• 22:10
  syndrome,
• 22:10
  right?
• 22:11
  Where
• 22:11
  we
• 22:11
  hop
• 22:12
  on
• 22:12
  the
• 22:12
  back
• 22:12
  of
• 22:12
  the
• 22:12
  bus
• 22:13
  and
• 22:13
  somebody
• 22:14
  else
• 22:14
  is
• 22:14
  driving,
• 22:15
  we
• 22:15
  all
• 22:15
  have
• 22:16
  to
• 22:16
  give
• 22:16
  a
• 22:16
  piece.
• 22:17
  That's,
• 22:18
  that's,
• 22:18
  that's
• 22:19
  empowerment
• 22:19
  now.
• 22:20
  Empowerment
• 22:21
  now
• 22:21
  looks
• 22:21
  very
• 22:22
  different
• 22:23
  than
• 22:24
  the,
• 22:24
  than
• 22:24
  the
• 22:25
  years,
• 22:25
  the
• 22:25
  early
• 22:26
  years
• 22:26
  before.
• 22:27
  Right.
• 22:27
  Just
• 22:28
  a
• 22:28
  year
• 22:29
  ago
• 22:29
  or
• 22:30
  two
• 22:30
  years
• 22:30
  ago.
• 22:31
  Right.
• 22:31
  It's
• 22:31
  a
• 22:31
  different
• 22:32
  administration
• 22:33
  with
• 22:33
  a
• 22:33
  different
• 22:34
  outlook.
• 22:35
  We
• 22:35
  really
• 22:36
  have
• 22:36
  to
• 22:36
  be
• 22:36
  strong
• 22:37
  with
• 22:37
  the
• 22:37
  who
• 22:37
  I
• 22:38
  am
• 22:39
  and
• 22:39
  the
• 22:39
  who
• 22:39
  are
• 22:40
  we
• 22:40
  as
• 22:41
  we
• 22:41
  come
• 22:41
  into
• 22:42
  community.
• 22:43
  Because
• 22:43
  I
• 22:44
  must
• 22:44
  stress,
• 22:45
  that
• 22:45
  is
• 22:46
  what
• 22:46
  we
• 22:46
  need
• 22:47
  now.
• 22:49
  The
• 22:49
  community
• 22:50
  coming
• 22:51
  together,
• 22:53
  keeping
• 22:53
  their
• 22:54
  eyes
• 22:54
  on
• 22:54
  the
• 22:54
  prize
• 22:55
  of
• 22:55
  the
• 22:55
  real
• 22:56
  target
• 22:59
  and
• 22:59
  therefore
• 23:00
  moving
• 23:00
  forward
• 23:01
  with
• 23:01
  solutions
• 23:03
  and
• 23:04
  critical
• 23:05
  action
• 23:06
  and
• 23:07
  a
• 23:07
  designed
• 23:08
  plan
• 23:09
  and
• 23:10
  solid
• 23:10
  strategies.
• 23:12
  That's
• 23:12
  empowerment.
• 23:14
  As
• 23:14
  I
• 23:14
  think
• 23:15
  about
• 23:15
  what
• 23:15
  Mike
• 23:16
  and
• 23:16
  Kathy
• 23:17
  and
• 23:17
  Grant
• 23:18
  has
• 23:18
  offered
• 23:18
  up,
• 23:19
  that's
• 23:19
  the
• 23:20
  dignity
• 23:21
  of
• 23:21
  it
• 23:21
  all.
• 23:22
  Yeah.
• 23:22
  I'm
• 23:23
  so
• 23:23
  glad
• 23:23
  you
• 23:24
  talked
• 23:24
  about
• 23:24
  critical
• 23:25
  action
• 23:26
  because
• 23:28
  when
• 23:28
  we're
• 23:28
  not
• 23:29
  being
• 23:29
  tested
• 23:29
  and
• 23:30
  challenged,
• 23:30
  we
• 23:31
  can
• 23:31
  postpone
• 23:31
  action.
• 23:33
  And
• 23:33
  one
• 23:34
  of
• 23:34
  the
• 23:34
  benefits
• 23:35
  of
• 23:35
  being
• 23:36
  pushed
• 23:37
  and
• 23:37
  pushed
• 23:37
  and
• 23:38
  pushed
• 23:39
  by
• 23:41
  inappropriate
• 23:42
  and
• 23:42
  just
• 23:43
  insane
• 23:44
  ideas
• 23:45
  is
• 23:46
  how
• 23:46
  do
• 23:47
  we
• 23:47
  translate
• 23:48
  what
• 23:48
  we
• 23:48
  know
• 23:48
  to
• 23:48
  be
• 23:49
  true
• 23:49
  into
• 23:49
  action
• 23:50
  right
• 23:50
  now,
• 23:51
  wherever
• 23:51
  we
• 23:52
  are,
• 23:52
  in
• 23:53
  whatever
• 23:53
  capacity
• 23:54
  we
• 23:54
  can.
• 23:55
  And
• 23:55
  how
• 23:55
  do
• 23:55
  we
• 23:55
  coordinate
• 23:56
  and
• 23:56
  use
• 23:56
  that
• 23:56
  community
• 23:57
  you're
• 23:57
  talking
• 23:57
  about
• 23:59
  so
• 23:59
  that
• 23:59
  we
• 23:59
  do
• 24:00
  take
• 24:01
  action?
• 24:02
  And
• 24:03
  how
• 24:03
  do
• 24:03
  we,
• 24:04
  as
• 24:04
  a
• 24:05
  national
• 24:05
  community
• 24:06
  of
• 24:06
  people
• 24:06
  invested
• 24:07
  in
• 24:07
  education
• 24:08
  link
• 24:08
  together?
• 24:10
  Because
• 24:11
  there's
• 24:11
  not
• 24:11
  one
• 24:13
  elected
• 24:13
  representative
• 24:14
  who
• 24:14
  wants
• 24:15
  to
• 24:15
  stand
• 24:15
  in
• 24:16
  front
• 24:16
  of
• 24:16
  a
• 24:16
  community
• 24:17
  of
• 24:17
  educators
• 24:19
  and
• 24:20
  try
• 24:20
  to
• 24:20
  BS
• 24:20
  them.
• 24:21
  I
• 24:22
  think
• 24:22
  it's
• 24:22
  that
• 24:22
  link
• 24:23
  together
• 24:23
  in
• 24:24
  humanity.
• 24:26
  Right?
• 24:26
  So
• 24:26
  we,
• 24:27
  we
• 24:27
  are
• 24:28
  educators,
• 24:28
  we're
• 24:29
  in
• 24:29
  educational
• 24:29
  spaces,
• 24:30
  but
• 24:31
  it's
• 24:31
  the
• 24:31
  link
• 24:32
  is
• 24:33
  humanity
• 24:36
  and
• 24:36
  what
• 24:37
  does
• 24:37
  that
• 24:38
  look
• 24:38
  like
• 24:39
  for
• 24:39
  everyone?
• 24:42
  And
• 24:42
  rethinking
• 24:43
  schooling
• 24:44
  and
• 24:44
  moving
• 24:44
  us
• 24:45
  away
• 24:46
  from
• 24:46
  this
• 24:46
  transactional,
• 24:48
  hurting
• 24:49
  mentality
• 24:50
  to
• 24:51
  thinking
• 24:51
  about
• 24:53
  how
• 24:54
  education,
• 24:55
  right,
• 24:56
  becomes
• 24:57
  transformational,
• 24:58
  how
• 24:58
  it
• 24:59
  becomes
• 24:59
  humanizing.
• 25:00
  And
• 25:00
  you
• 25:01
  think
• 25:01
  about
• 25:01
  the
• 25:02
  vision
• 25:02
  that
• 25:02
  I
• 25:02
  always,
• 25:03
  that
• 25:03
  I
• 25:04
  think
• 25:04
  about
• 25:04
  often
• 25:05
  is,
• 25:06
  you
• 25:06
  know,
• 25:06
  the
• 25:07
  young,
• 25:07
  the
• 25:08
  young
• 25:08
  parent,
• 25:10
  mom
• 25:10
  or
• 25:10
  dad
• 25:11
  or
• 25:11
  both,
• 25:12
  right?
• 25:12
  Grandma,
• 25:13
  grandpa,
• 25:14
  I
• 25:14
  mean,
• 25:14
  they
• 25:14
  wouldn't
• 25:14
  be
• 25:14
  young,
• 25:15
  but
• 25:15
  I
• 25:15
  mean,
• 25:15
  you
• 25:16
  know,
• 25:16
  that
• 25:16
  parent,
• 25:17
  you
• 25:17
  know,
• 25:17
  but
• 25:17
  in
• 25:18
  my
• 25:18
  vision,
• 25:18
  I,
• 25:18
  you
• 25:19
  know,
• 25:19
  I
• 25:19
  always
• 25:19
  think,
• 25:20
  I
• 25:20
  always
• 25:20
  see
• 25:20
  a
• 25:21
  younger
• 25:21
  parent
• 25:23
  bringing
• 25:25
  their
• 25:27
  five
• 25:28
  year
• 25:28
  old.
• 25:29
  The
• 25:30
  scary,
• 25:30
  the
• 25:31
  scary
• 25:31
  part
• 25:32
  of
• 25:32
  bringing
• 25:32
  your
• 25:33
  5
• 25:33
  year
• 25:33
  old
• 25:34
  to
• 25:35
  a
• 25:35
  school
• 25:37
  and
• 25:37
  wanting,
• 25:38
  and
• 25:38
  wanting
• 25:38
  to
• 25:38
  get
• 25:39
  into
• 25:39
  that
• 25:39
  parent's
• 25:39
  head,
• 25:40
  you
• 25:40
  know,
• 25:41
  because
• 25:41
  you
• 25:41
  know
• 25:42
  what
• 25:42
  they're
• 25:42
  not
• 25:42
  thinking,
• 25:44
  you
• 25:45
  know
• 25:45
  what
• 25:45
  they're
• 25:45
  not
• 25:46
  thinking,
• 25:46
  they're
• 25:46
  not
• 25:47
  thinking,
• 25:47
  oh,
• 25:48
  oh,
• 25:48
  please,
• 25:49
  please
• 25:50
  make
• 25:50
  sure
• 25:50
  that
• 25:51
  in
• 25:51
  three
• 25:51
  years
• 25:51
  when
• 25:52
  my
• 25:52
  kid's
• 25:52
  a
• 25:52
  third
• 25:53
  grader
• 25:53
  that
• 25:53
  they
• 25:54
  pass
• 25:54
  the
• 25:54
  state's
• 25:55
  end
• 25:55
  of
• 25:55
  course
• 25:55
  assessment.
• 25:57
  Right?
• 25:58
  Right.
• 25:59
  They
• 25:59
  don't
• 25:59
  think
• 25:59
  that
• 26:00
  they're
• 26:01
  thinking,
• 26:02
  especially
• 26:02
  in
• 26:03
  the
• 26:03
  United
• 26:03
  States
• 26:03
  today.
• 26:04
  Please
• 26:05
  make
• 26:05
  sure
• 26:05
  my
• 26:05
  child
• 26:06
  comes
• 26:06
  home
• 26:07
  today.
• 26:08
  Yeah.
• 26:09
  Please
• 26:09
  make
• 26:09
  sure
• 26:10
  my
• 26:10
  child
• 26:10
  is
• 26:11
  safe
• 26:11
  today.
• 26:12
  Please
• 26:13
  love
• 26:14
  my
• 26:14
  child
• 26:15
  like
• 26:16
  I
• 26:16
  do.
• 26:18
  Please
• 26:18
  look
• 26:19
  out
• 26:20
  for
• 26:20
  them.
• 26:21
  Please
• 26:22
  do
• 26:22
  what
• 26:22
  you
• 26:22
  need
• 26:23
  to
• 26:23
  do
• 26:24
  to
• 26:24
  help
• 26:25
  them.
• 26:25
  Because
• 26:26
  I
• 26:26
  need
• 26:26
  your
• 26:27
  help.
• 26:28
  And
• 26:30
  what
• 26:30
  I
• 26:30
  wish
• 26:31
  we
• 26:31
  would
• 26:31
  say
• 26:31
  to
• 26:31
  every
• 26:32
  one
• 26:32
  of
• 26:32
  those
• 26:32
  young
• 26:33
  parents,
• 26:33
  I've
• 26:34
  said
• 26:34
  this
• 26:34
  over
• 26:34
  and
• 26:34
  over
• 26:35
  and
• 26:35
  over
• 26:35
  again.
• 26:36
  I
• 26:36
  wish
• 26:36
  we
• 26:36
  would
• 26:37
  simply
• 26:37
  say
• 26:39
  in
• 26:39
  my
• 26:39
  vision,
• 26:40
  she's
• 26:41
  always
• 26:41
  a
• 26:41
  young
• 26:41
  mom,
• 26:43
  right?
• 26:43
  But
• 26:43
  I
• 26:43
  wish
• 26:44
  we
• 26:44
  would
• 26:44
  just
• 26:44
  say,
• 26:45
  don't
• 26:46
  worry,
• 26:47
  we
• 26:47
  got
• 26:47
  you
• 26:48
  and
• 26:48
  we
• 26:49
  got
• 26:49
  your
• 26:49
  little
• 26:49
  baby
• 26:50
  here
• 26:50
  and
• 26:50
  we're
• 26:50
  going
• 26:50
  to
• 26:51
  take
• 26:51
  great
• 26:52
  care
• 26:53
  of
• 26:54
  him
• 26:54
  or
• 26:54
  her
• 26:55
  or
• 26:55
  them.
• 26:56
  And
• 26:57
  we
• 26:57
  are
• 26:57
  going
• 26:57
  to
• 26:58
  nurture
• 26:58
  them.
• 26:59
  And
• 26:59
  we
• 26:59
  are
• 26:59
  going
• 27:00
  to
• 27:00
  provide
• 27:00
  them
• 27:01
  the
• 27:02
  space
• 27:02
  to
• 27:03
  learn
• 27:03
  deeply
• 27:05
  and
• 27:05
  to
• 27:05
  become.
• 27:06
  That's
• 27:07
  what
• 27:07
  I
• 27:07
  think
• 27:07
  we
• 27:07
  should
• 27:07
  be
• 27:08
  telling
• 27:09
  that
• 27:10
  young
• 27:10
  parent,
• 27:10
  whether
• 27:10
  that's
• 27:11
  a
• 27:11
  mom,
• 27:11
  a
• 27:11
  dad,
• 27:11
  or
• 27:12
  whomever.
• 27:12
  Right.
• 27:13
  Doesn't
• 27:13
  matter.
• 27:14
  But
• 27:14
  that's,
• 27:15
  to
• 27:15
  me,
• 27:16
  that
• 27:16
  is
• 27:17
  the
• 27:17
  empowerment
• 27:19
  that
• 27:19
  we
• 27:20
  need
• 27:20
  and
• 27:20
  that
• 27:20
  will
• 27:20
  transcend.
• 27:22
  That
• 27:22
  transcends
• 27:23
  politics,
• 27:24
  because
• 27:24
  that
• 27:24
  will
• 27:25
  win
• 27:25
  every
• 27:25
  single
• 27:26
  time.
• 27:28
  So
• 27:28
  in
• 27:29
  urban
• 27:29
  ed,
• 27:29
  I'd
• 27:30
  like
• 27:30
  to
• 27:31
  dovetail
• 27:31
  off
• 27:32
  of
• 27:32
  that,
• 27:32
  Grant.
• 27:33
  In
• 27:33
  urban
• 27:33
  Ed,
• 27:34
  it
• 27:34
  becomes,
• 27:35
  in
• 27:36
  several
• 27:36
  cases,
• 27:37
  questions
• 27:38
  of
• 27:38
  life
• 27:38
  versus
• 27:39
  death.
• 27:39
  Absolutely,
• 27:40
  absolutely.
• 27:41
  So
• 27:41
  in
• 27:42
  urban
• 27:42
  ed,
• 27:43
  as
• 27:43
  an
• 27:43
  urban
• 27:43
  educator,
• 27:45
  that's
• 27:45
  where
• 27:46
  I
• 27:46
  landed.
• 27:47
  After
• 27:48
  venturing
• 27:49
  into
• 27:49
  other
• 27:50
  areas,
• 27:50
  my
• 27:51
  calling
• 27:51
  is
• 27:51
  urban
• 27:52
  ed
• 27:52
  is
• 27:54
  please
• 27:54
  keep
• 27:55
  my
• 27:56
  son
• 27:57
  or
• 27:57
  daughter,
• 27:58
  he,
• 27:58
  she
• 27:58
  or
• 27:59
  they
• 28:00
  so
• 28:00
  involved
• 28:01
  in
• 28:01
  education
• 28:03
  that
• 28:03
  they're
• 28:04
  not
• 28:04
  going
• 28:04
  to
• 28:05
  be
• 28:05
  distracted
• 28:08
  by
• 28:09
  what
• 28:10
  they
• 28:10
  encounter
• 28:11
  as
• 28:12
  they
• 28:12
  come
• 28:12
  to
• 28:12
  and
• 28:13
  from
• 28:13
  school.
• 28:15
  Please
• 28:15
  keep
• 28:16
  them
• 28:16
  out
• 28:16
  of
• 28:16
  the
• 28:17
  penal
• 28:17
  system.
• 28:18
  Right.
• 28:18
  And
• 28:19
  not
• 28:19
  even
• 28:20
  tempted.
• 28:22
  Because,
• 28:22
  you
• 28:23
  know,
• 28:24
  our
• 28:26
  schools
• 28:28
  are
• 28:29
  created
• 28:31
  as
• 28:31
  a
• 28:31
  mill,
• 28:32
  per
• 28:33
  se.
• 28:35
  These
• 28:35
  track
• 28:36
  that
• 28:36
  way
• 28:37
  and
• 28:37
  the
• 28:37
  others
• 28:38
  track
• 28:38
  that
• 28:39
  way.
• 28:40
  So
• 28:41
  depending
• 28:42
  on
• 28:42
  the
• 28:42
  academy,
• 28:44
  are
• 28:44
  they
• 28:44
  going
• 28:45
  to
• 28:46
  move
• 28:46
  on
• 28:47
  to
• 28:47
  bigger
• 28:48
  and
• 28:48
  brighter
• 28:48
  pastures
• 28:49
  or
• 28:49
  is
• 28:50
  this
• 28:50
  just
• 28:50
  an
• 28:51
  entryway
• 28:51
  into
• 28:52
  the
• 28:52
  penal
• 28:52
  system?
• 28:53
  Because
• 28:54
  we're
• 28:54
  either
• 28:55
  promoting
• 28:55
  hope
• 28:56
  or
• 28:56
  killing
• 28:57
  dreams.
• 28:58
  So
• 28:59
  please
• 29:01
  love
• 29:01
  my
• 29:02
  child
• 29:02
  sometimes
• 29:03
  more
• 29:03
  than
• 29:03
  I
• 29:04
  could
• 29:04
  even
• 29:04
  love
• 29:04
  them
• 29:05
  because
• 29:05
  I
• 29:05
  am
• 29:06
  dealing
• 29:06
  with
• 29:06
  so
• 29:06
  much
• 29:07
  trauma
• 29:07
  and
• 29:08
  just
• 29:08
  trying
• 29:08
  to
• 29:08
  make
• 29:09
  it
• 29:09
  happen.
• 29:09
  These
• 29:10
  are
• 29:10
  intense
• 29:11
  life
• 29:12
  or
• 29:12
  death
• 29:13
  questions
• 29:14
  that
• 29:15
  our
• 29:15
  schools
• 29:16
  are
• 29:16
  not
• 29:16
  set
• 29:17
  up
• 29:18
  to
• 29:18
  answer
• 29:20
  because
• 29:21
  there's
• 29:21
  somewhere
• 29:22
  within
• 29:23
  this
• 29:23
  formula
• 29:24
  of
• 29:24
  schooling
• 29:25
  that
• 29:25
  we
• 29:26
  did
• 29:26
  not
• 29:26
  factor
• 29:27
  in
• 29:27
  empathy
• 29:28
  and
• 29:28
  compassion.
• 29:29
  So
• 29:30
  empowerment
• 29:31
  comes
• 29:31
  right
• 29:31
  from
• 29:32
  there.
• 29:33
  Right?
• 29:33
  The
• 29:34
  basic
• 29:35
  elements
• 29:36
  and
• 29:37
  critical
• 29:37
  needs
• 29:38
  of
• 29:38
  humanity.
• 29:39
  Sorry
• 29:39
  about
• 29:40
  that,
• 29:40
  Grant.
• 29:40
  I
• 29:40
  just
• 29:40
  wanted
• 29:41
  to
• 29:41
  finish
• 29:41
  that
• 29:41
  thought.
• 29:42
  No,
• 29:43
  I
• 29:43
  didn't
• 29:43
  want
• 29:43
  to
• 29:43
  interrupt
• 29:44
  you.
• 29:45
  I
• 29:45
  remember
• 29:46
  in
• 29:47
  another
• 29:47
  life,
• 29:48
  I
• 29:48
  was
• 29:49
  in
• 29:49
  London
• 29:49
  and
• 29:49
  I
• 29:49
  was
• 29:50
  studying
• 29:51
  school
• 29:52
  districts
• 29:52
  in
• 29:53
  the
• 29:53
  city
• 29:53
  of
• 29:53
  London
• 29:54
  that
• 29:54
  were
• 29:56
  high,
• 29:56
  high
• 29:57
  poverty.
• 29:57
  Right?
• 29:58
  High,
• 29:58
  high,
• 29:58
  high,
• 29:58
  high,
• 29:59
  high
• 29:59
  poverty,
• 30:00
  you
• 30:00
  know,
• 30:00
  and
• 30:01
  that
• 30:01
  were
• 30:02
  outperforming
• 30:05
  the
• 30:05
  neighboring
• 30:05
  school
• 30:06
  that
• 30:06
  was
• 30:07
  not
• 30:07
  high
• 30:08
  poverty.
• 30:08
  Right.
• 30:09
  And
• 30:09
  so
• 30:09
  what
• 30:10
  you
• 30:10
  saw
• 30:10
  was
• 30:12
  schools
• 30:13
  that
• 30:13
  were
• 30:14
  primarily
• 30:15
  children
• 30:15
  of
• 30:15
  color
• 30:16
  in
• 30:16
  incredibly
• 30:17
  high
• 30:17
  poverty
• 30:18
  situations
• 30:19
  that
• 30:19
  were
• 30:20
  outperforming
• 30:22
  in
• 30:22
  many
• 30:22
  cases,
• 30:23
  not
• 30:23
  all,
• 30:23
  but
• 30:23
  in
• 30:24
  many
• 30:24
  cases
• 30:25
  white,
• 30:26
  but
• 30:26
  always
• 30:26
  economically
• 30:27
  advantaged.
• 30:28
  And
• 30:28
  one
• 30:28
  of,
• 30:29
  one
• 30:29
  of
• 30:29
  my
• 30:29
  tasks
• 30:29
  was
• 30:30
  to,
• 30:30
  was
• 30:30
  to
• 30:30
  understand
• 30:31
  that.
• 30:31
  And
• 30:31
  Alicia,
• 30:32
  that's
• 30:32
  exactly
• 30:33
  what
• 30:33
  these
• 30:34
  leaders
• 30:34
  said,
• 30:35
  right?
• 30:36
  One
• 30:36
  was,
• 30:37
  you
• 30:38
  know,
• 30:38
  you
• 30:38
  have
• 30:38
  to
• 30:38
  approach
• 30:39
  all
• 30:39
  of
• 30:39
  this
• 30:40
  like
• 30:40
  it's
• 30:40
  a
• 30:40
  matter
• 30:40
  of
• 30:40
  life
• 30:41
  and
• 30:41
  death.
• 30:42
  And
• 30:42
  two,
• 30:44
  and
• 30:44
  I'll
• 30:45
  never
• 30:45
  forget
• 30:46
  either
• 30:46
  one
• 30:46
  of
• 30:46
  these
• 30:47
  leaders,
• 30:50
  they
• 30:50
  weren't
• 30:50
  called
• 30:51
  superintendents,
• 30:51
  but
• 30:52
  the
• 30:52
  equivalent
• 30:52
  of
• 30:52
  a
• 30:53
  superintendent
• 30:53
  who
• 30:53
  said,
• 30:54
  hey,
• 30:54
  look,
• 30:55
  we
• 30:56
  have
• 30:56
  no
• 30:56
  idea,
• 30:57
  we
• 30:57
  have
• 30:58
  no
• 30:58
  idea.
• 30:58
  What
• 30:58
  happens
• 30:59
  to
• 30:59
  each
• 30:59
  of
• 30:59
  our
• 30:59
  children?
• 31:00
  Each.
• 31:00
  He
• 31:00
  said,
• 31:01
  we
• 31:01
  have
• 31:01
  no
• 31:01
  idea
• 31:01
  what
• 31:01
  happens
• 31:02
  to
• 31:02
  each
• 31:02
  of
• 31:02
  our
• 31:02
  children
• 31:03
  when
• 31:03
  they
• 31:03
  leave
• 31:04
  here
• 31:04
  at
• 31:05
  4:00
• 31:05
  in
• 31:05
  the
• 31:06
  afternoon.
• 31:07
  Our
• 31:08
  job
• 31:08
  the
• 31:08
  next
• 31:08
  day
• 31:08
  is
• 31:08
  to
• 31:09
  find
• 31:09
  out.
• 31:12
  Our
• 31:12
  job
• 31:12
  is
• 31:12
  to
• 31:13
  find
• 31:13
  out,
• 31:13
  to
• 31:14
  take
• 31:14
  care
• 31:14
  of,
• 31:15
  you
• 31:15
  know,
• 31:15
  to
• 31:16
  respond
• 31:17
  to
• 31:18
  whatever
• 31:18
  happened,
• 31:18
  good,
• 31:19
  bad
• 31:19
  or
• 31:19
  indifferent,
• 31:20
  right?
• 31:22
  And
• 31:23
  then
• 31:23
  get
• 31:23
  them
• 31:23
  ready
• 31:24
  to
• 31:24
  be
• 31:24
  in
• 31:24
  a
• 31:24
  space
• 31:26
  where
• 31:26
  they
• 31:26
  are
• 31:27
  nurtured
• 31:28
  and
• 31:29
  can
• 31:29
  learn.
• 31:30
  And
• 31:30
  this
• 31:30
  empathy
• 31:31
  and
• 31:31
  love,
• 31:32
  this
• 31:32
  humanity,
• 31:33
  this
• 31:33
  humanizing
• 31:34
  approach
• 31:34
  where
• 31:35
  dignity
• 31:35
  was
• 31:36
  a
• 31:36
  birthright,
• 31:38
  is
• 31:38
  literally
• 31:39
  how
• 31:39
  they
• 31:40
  outperformed
• 31:41
  in
• 31:42
  all
• 31:42
  of
• 31:42
  those
• 31:42
  accountability
• 31:43
  measures
• 31:43
  that
• 31:44
  we
• 31:44
  talk
• 31:45
  about.
• 31:45
  They
• 31:46
  were
• 31:46
  outperforming
• 31:47
  children
• 31:48
  who
• 31:48
  are
• 31:48
  economically
• 31:49
  advantaged
• 31:49
  in
• 31:49
  other
• 31:50
  places.
• 31:50
  And
• 31:50
  so
• 31:50
  we've
• 31:51
  missed
• 31:51
  that
• 31:51
  boat.
• 31:51
  And
• 31:52
  Alicia,
• 31:52
  thank
• 31:53
  you
• 31:53
  so
• 31:53
  much
• 31:53
  for
• 31:54
  throwing
• 31:54
  that
• 31:54
  out
• 31:54
  there
• 31:55
  again.
• 31:55
  Because
• 31:57
  the
• 31:57
  answer
• 31:58
  to
• 31:58
  what
• 31:58
  everybody
• 31:59
  says
• 31:59
  is
• 31:59
  the
• 31:59
  ills
• 32:00
  of
• 32:00
  school.
• 32:00
  And
• 32:01
  our
• 32:01
  NAEP
• 32:02
  scores
• 32:02
  are
• 32:02
  going
• 32:02
  blah,
• 32:03
  blah.
• 32:03
  Everything
• 32:04
  is
• 32:04
  deteriorating
• 32:06
  rapidly.
• 32:06
  The
• 32:07
  answers
• 32:08
  to
• 32:08
  all
• 32:09
  of
• 32:09
  that
• 32:10
  is
• 32:10
  what
• 32:11
  the
• 32:11
  vision
• 32:11
  of
• 32:11
  the
• 32:12
  wheelhouse
• 32:12
  is
• 32:12
  and
• 32:13
  what
• 32:13
  the
• 32:13
  guiding
• 32:13
  principles
• 32:14
  are.
• 32:15
  And
• 32:15
  if
• 32:15
  we
• 32:15
  can
• 32:16
  build
• 32:18
  a
• 32:18
  growing
• 32:19
  cadre
• 32:20
  of
• 32:20
  empowered
• 32:21
  educators
• 32:21
  who
• 32:22
  understand
• 32:23
  that
• 32:23
  even
• 32:24
  in
• 32:24
  the
• 32:24
  face
• 32:25
  of
• 32:25
  all
• 32:26
  of
• 32:26
  this
• 32:26
  other
• 32:26
  transactional
• 32:27
  stuff
• 32:28
  that's
• 32:28
  ugly,
• 32:29
  our
• 32:30
  children
• 32:31
  will
• 32:32
  have
• 32:32
  hope.
• 32:33
  What
• 32:34
  about
• 32:34
  the
• 32:34
  content,
• 32:34
  though.
• 32:38
  Michael?
• 32:40
  What
• 32:40
  about
• 32:40
  those
• 32:40
  ELA
• 32:41
  learning
• 32:41
  standards?
• 32:42
  Those
• 32:42
  are
• 32:42
  a
• 32:42
  given,
• 32:43
  my
• 32:43
  friend.
• 32:43
  Those
• 32:43
  are
• 32:44
  a
• 32:44
  given,
• 32:44
  right?
• 32:45
  Schools
• 32:46
  exist
• 32:46
  to
• 32:46
  teach
• 32:46
  children.
• 32:49
  This
• 32:50
  is
• 32:50
  what
• 32:50
  we're
• 32:50
  all
• 32:50
  about
• 32:51
  when
• 32:51
  we
• 32:51
  talk
• 32:51
  about
• 32:53
  empowering
• 32:55
  educators,
• 32:55
  right?
• 32:56
  We
• 32:56
  all
• 32:56
  come
• 32:56
  to
• 32:57
  the
• 32:57
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• 32:57
  recognizing,
• 32:58
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• 32:59
  believe,
• 32:59
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• 32:59
  don't
• 32:59
  want
• 32:59
  to
• 32:59
  speak
• 33:00
  for
• 33:00
  anyone,
• 33:00
  but
• 33:00
  we
• 33:01
  recognize
• 33:01
  that
• 33:01
  these
• 33:02
  guiding
• 33:02
  principles,
• 33:03
  we
• 33:03
  all
• 33:04
  say
• 33:04
  them
• 33:04
  a
• 33:04
  little
• 33:04
  bit
• 33:04
  differently
• 33:05
  in
• 33:05
  our
• 33:06
  own
• 33:06
  individual
• 33:07
  work,
• 33:07
  right?
• 33:08
  And
• 33:08
  our
• 33:08
  own
• 33:08
  individual
• 33:09
  scholarship.
• 33:10
  But
• 33:10
  these
• 33:11
  guiding
• 33:11
  principles,
• 33:13
  right,
• 33:13
  are
• 33:14
  what
• 33:15
  we,
• 33:16
  as
• 33:16
  we
• 33:16
  build
• 33:17
  this
• 33:18
  community
• 33:19
  of
• 33:19
  difference,
• 33:20
  of
• 33:20
  empowered
• 33:21
  educators,
• 33:24
  our
• 33:24
  kids
• 33:24
  are
• 33:25
  going
• 33:25
  to
• 33:25
  thrive,
• 33:26
  our
• 33:26
  kids
• 33:27
  are
• 33:27
  going
• 33:27
  to
• 33:27
  soar
• 33:28
  because
• 33:29
  we're
• 33:29
  promoting
• 33:30
  hope
• 33:31
  and
• 33:31
  we're
• 33:31
  not
• 33:32
  killing
• 33:32
  dreams.
• 33:34
  So
• 33:35
  I
• 33:35
  sit
• 33:35
  around
• 33:36
  and
• 33:36
  I,
• 33:36
  I
• 33:37
  so
• 33:37
  honor
• 33:38
  everyone's
• 33:38
  thoughts.
• 33:40
  And
• 33:40
  we
• 33:41
  are
• 33:41
  of
• 33:42
  a
• 33:42
  certain
• 33:42
  generation
• 33:43
  of
• 33:43
  educators,
• 33:44
  all
• 33:44
  of
• 33:44
  us
• 33:44
  in
• 33:44
  this
• 33:44
  space,
• 33:45
  right?
• 33:46
  Uh,
• 33:47
  oh,
• 33:49
  no.
• 33:49
  And
• 33:49
  I,
• 33:50
  you
• 33:50
  know,
• 33:50
  we
• 33:50
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• 33:51
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• 33:51
  I'm
• 33:51
  happy.
• 33:52
  Hallelujah.
• 33:53
  Anyway,
• 33:55
  and
• 33:55
  we
• 33:55
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• 33:56
  standing
• 33:56
  in
• 33:56
  sitting
• 33:57
  to
• 33:58
  have
• 33:58
  this
• 33:58
  conversation.
• 33:59
  And
• 33:59
  it
• 33:59
  has
• 34:00
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• 34:00
  been
• 34:00
  an
• 34:00
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• 34:01
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• 34:01
  So
• 34:01
  we
• 34:02
  could
• 34:02
  all,
• 34:02
  we
• 34:02
  all
• 34:03
  know
• 34:03
  that.
• 34:04
  And
• 34:05
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• 34:05
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• 34:05
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• 34:06
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• 34:07
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• 34:07
  College
• 34:08
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• 34:08
  Ed
• 34:08
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• 34:08
  I
• 34:09
  train
• 34:09
  teachers,
• 34:10
  but
• 34:11
  more
• 34:11
  importantly,
• 34:13
  attract
• 34:13
  teachers
• 34:14
  through
• 34:15
  provisional
• 34:16
  teacher
• 34:17
  tracks,
• 34:19
  alternate
• 34:20
  route,
• 34:20
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• 34:21
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• 34:21
  the
• 34:21
  state
• 34:22
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• 34:22
  in,
• 34:22
  all
• 34:23
  of
• 34:23
  us
• 34:23
  call
• 34:23
  it
• 34:23
  something
• 34:24
  a
• 34:24
  little
• 34:24
  different,
• 34:25
  but
• 34:26
  it's
• 34:27
  attaining
• 34:28
  that
• 34:28
  practice
• 34:30
  outside
• 34:31
  of
• 34:31
  the
• 34:32
  traditional
• 34:33
  educational
• 34:35
  system
• 34:36
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• 34:36
  up,
• 34:36
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• 34:37
  that
• 34:37
  be
• 34:37
  college
• 34:38
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• 34:38
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• 34:38
  that
• 34:39
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• 34:39
  Okay?
• 34:40
  So
• 34:41
  it's
• 34:41
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• 34:41
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• 34:41
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• 34:42
  have
• 34:42
  these
• 34:42
  conversations
• 34:43
  with
• 34:44
  Gen
• 34:44
  Z
• 34:44
  and
• 34:45
  millennial
• 34:46
  teachers?
• 34:47
  Right.
• 34:48
  And
• 34:48
  I
• 34:48
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• 34:49
  really
• 34:49
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• 34:51
  focusing
• 34:51
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• 34:52
  the
• 34:52
  teacher
• 34:52
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• 34:54
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• 34:54
  the
• 34:55
  crisis
• 34:56
  of
• 34:56
  high
• 34:57
  quality
• 34:57
  educators.
• 34:59
  And
• 34:59
  Mike,
• 35:00
  what
• 35:00
  just
• 35:00
  prompted
• 35:01
  me
• 35:01
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• 35:01
  think
• 35:01
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• 35:02
  that
• 35:02
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• 35:02
  you
• 35:03
  know,
• 35:03
  we're
• 35:03
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• 35:04
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• 35:04
  curriculum,
• 35:05
  I'm
• 35:05
  thinking
• 35:05
  about
• 35:05
  instructional
• 35:06
  delivery,
• 35:07
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• 35:07
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• 35:07
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• 35:07
  to
• 35:07
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• 35:08
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• 35:08
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• 35:08
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• 35:08
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• 35:08
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• 35:09
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• 35:09
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• 35:09
  That's
• 35:10
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• 35:11
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• 35:12
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• 35:12
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• 35:12
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• 35:12
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• 35:13
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• 35:13
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• 35:13
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• 35:13
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• 35:14
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• 35:15
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• 35:15
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• 35:16
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• 35:16
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• 35:17
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• 35:17
  do
• 35:17
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• 35:18
  keep
• 35:18
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• 35:18
  good
• 35:18
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• 35:19
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• 35:20
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• 35:20
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• 35:23
  How
• 35:23
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• 35:24
  we
• 35:24
  align
• 35:25
  the
• 35:25
  veteran
• 35:26
  teacher
• 35:26
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• 35:27
  with
• 35:28
  the
• 35:28
  realities
• 35:29
  of
• 35:29
  today's
• 35:30
  students?
• 35:32
  And
• 35:32
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• 35:33
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• 35:33
  do
• 35:33
  we
• 35:34
  really
• 35:36
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• 35:37
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• 35:37
  innovative
• 35:38
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• 35:38
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• 35:40
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• 35:41
  energy
• 35:41
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• 35:42
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• 35:42
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• 35:43
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• 35:43
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• 35:43
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• 35:43
  Gen
• 35:44
  Z
• 35:44
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• 35:46
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• 35:46
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• 35:47
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• 35:48
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• 35:49
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• 35:49
  Alpha
• 35:50
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• 35:50
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• 35:50
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• 35:51
  Gen
• 35:51
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• 35:52
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• 35:52
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• 35:52
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• 35:53
  that
• 35:53
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• 35:53
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• 35:54
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• 35:55
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• 35:57
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• 35:58
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• 35:59
  consciousness
• 36:01
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• 36:01
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• 36:02
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• 36:02
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• 36:02
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• 36:03
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• 36:04
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• 36:04
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• 36:04
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• 36:05
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• 36:07
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• 36:07
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• 36:09
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• 36:10
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• 36:10
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• 36:10
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• 36:11
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• 36:12
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• 36:12
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• 36:12
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• 36:13
  educator
• 36:13
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• 36:13
  the
• 36:13
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  Yeah,
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• 36:15
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• 36:15
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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  Right.
• 36:17
  The
• 36:18
  classroom
• 36:18
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• 36:18
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• 36:19
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• 36:19
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• 36:19
  And
• 36:20
  it's
• 36:20
  what
• 36:20
  makes
• 36:21
  education
• 36:21
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• 36:21
  exciting
• 36:22
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• 36:22
  you
• 36:22
  can't,
• 36:23
  you
• 36:23
  can't
• 36:24
  resist
• 36:24
  change.
• 36:25
  You
• 36:25
  can
• 36:25
  try,
• 36:26
  but
• 36:27
  it
• 36:27
  just
• 36:27
  keeps
• 36:27
  coming.
• 36:29
  And
• 36:29
  when
• 36:29
  you
• 36:29
  open
• 36:30
  yourself
• 36:30
  to
• 36:31
  that
• 36:31
  reality,
• 36:32
  it
• 36:32
  allows
• 36:33
  you
• 36:33
  to
• 36:34
  persist
• 36:34
  in
• 36:36
  staying
• 36:36
  open
• 36:36
  to
• 36:37
  continuing
• 36:37
  learning
• 36:38
  as
• 36:38
  much
• 36:38
  as
• 36:39
  possible
• 36:39
  and
• 36:40
  changing
• 36:40
  what
• 36:40
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• 36:40
  doing,
• 36:41
  reimagining
• 36:42
  and
• 36:42
  revisiting
• 36:43
  what
• 36:43
  you've
• 36:44
  done
• 36:44
  successfully
• 36:44
  so
• 36:45
  many
• 36:45
  times.
• 36:45
  Because
• 36:46
  it's
• 36:46
  what
• 36:46
  the
• 36:47
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• 36:47
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• 36:48
  of
• 36:48
  us.
• 36:48
  Those
• 36:49
  are
• 36:49
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• 36:50
  you
• 36:50
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• 36:50
  all
• 36:51
  those
• 36:51
  are
• 36:51
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• 36:51
  the
• 36:51
  questions
• 36:52
  that
• 36:53
  any
• 36:54
  self
• 36:54
  respecting
• 36:55
  teacher
• 36:56
  preparatory
• 36:57
  program
• 36:58
  has
• 36:58
  to
• 36:58
  center.
• 36:59
  You
• 36:59
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• 36:59
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• 36:59
  them
• 37:00
  right
• 37:00
  out
• 37:00
  there
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• 37:01
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• 37:01
  all
• 37:01
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• 37:02
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• 37:02
  And
• 37:02
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• 37:02
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• 37:03
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• 37:03
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• 37:03
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• 37:03
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• 37:04
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• 37:04
  us
• 37:04
  shiver
• 37:05
  because
• 37:06
  they're,
• 37:07
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• 37:07
  challenging,
• 37:08
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• 37:08
  they're
• 37:08
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• 37:09
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• 37:09
  They're
• 37:10
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• 37:10
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• 37:11
  Yes.
• 37:11
  To
• 37:11
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• 37:12
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• 37:12
  it
• 37:12
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• 37:12
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• 37:13
  Everything,
• 37:14
  everywhere.
• 37:15
  And
• 37:15
  that's
• 37:15
  education.
• 37:17
  The
• 37:17
  classroom
• 37:18
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• 37:19
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• 37:19
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• 37:19
  museum.
• 37:21
  I
• 37:22
  loved
• 37:22
  that,
• 37:22
  Michael.
• 37:23
  I
• 37:23
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• 37:24
  love
• 37:24
  that.
• 37:25
  Because
• 37:25
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• 37:25
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• 37:26
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• 37:26
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• 37:26
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• 37:27
  right?
• 37:28
  Sometimes
• 37:29
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• 37:29
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• 37:29
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• 37:29
  it
• 37:29
  goes
• 37:30
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• 37:30
  Museum
• 37:30
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• 37:31
  hot
• 37:31
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• 37:31
  We
• 37:32
  feed
• 37:32
  it
• 37:32
  all.
• 37:38
  Yes,
• 37:39
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• 37:39
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• 37:42
  Who
• 37:43
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• 37:43
  the
• 37:43
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• 37:43
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• 37:45
  This
• 37:45
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• 37:45
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• 37:46
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• 37:46
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• 37:47
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• 37:47
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• 37:48
  you
• 37:48
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• 37:48
  at
• 37:49
  us.
• 37:49
  How
• 37:49
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• 37:49
  how
• 37:50
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• 37:50
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• 37:51
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• 37:51
  a
• 37:52
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• 37:52
  conversation.
• 37:54
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• 37:54
  think
• 37:54
  about
• 37:54
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• 37:55
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• 37:55
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• 37:56
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• 37:56
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• 37:56
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• 37:57
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• 37:58
  coming,
• 37:59
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• 38:00
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• 38:00
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• 38:00
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• 38:00
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• 38:01
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• 38:01
  Right,
• 38:01
  Alicia?
• 38:02
  Little
• 38:03
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• 38:03
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• 38:03
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• 38:04
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• 38:04
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• 38:05
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• 38:05
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• 38:05
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• 38:06
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• 38:06
  and
• 38:07
  those
• 38:07
  pieces
• 38:08
  and
• 38:08
  ultimately
• 38:11
  leaving,
• 38:12
  remembering
• 38:13
  how
• 38:14
  empowered
• 38:14
  we
• 38:15
  are
• 38:15
  in
• 38:16
  the
• 38:16
  spaces
• 38:16
  in
• 38:17
  which
• 38:17
  we
• 38:17
  exist
• 38:18
  and
• 38:18
  how
• 38:19
  our
• 38:20
  empowerment
• 38:21
  allows
• 38:22
  for
• 38:22
  us
• 38:22
  to
• 38:23
  continue
• 38:23
  to
• 38:24
  build
• 38:25
  this
• 38:26
  sense
• 38:26
  of
• 38:26
  hope
• 38:28
  in
• 38:29
  developing
• 38:29
  and
• 38:30
  honoring
• 38:31
  humanity.
• 38:36
  And
• 38:37
  that's
• 38:37
  a
• 38:37
  wrap
• 38:37
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• 38:38
  episode
• 38:38
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• 38:39
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• 38:39
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• 38:39
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• 38:40
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• 38:40
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• 38:40
  Wheelhouse.
• 38:41
  Are
• 38:41
  you
• 38:41
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• 38:42
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• 38:42
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• 38:42
  educator
• 38:43
  who's
• 38:43
  committed
• 38:44
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• 38:44
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• 38:44
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• 38:45
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• 38:54
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
  you
• 38:56
  feel
• 38:56
  empowered?
• 38:57
  How
• 38:57
  does
• 38:57
  your
• 38:57
  classroom
• 38:58
  cultivate
• 38:58
  hope
• 38:59
  for
• 38:59
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• 38:59
  child?
• 39:00
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• 39:01
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• 39:02
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• 39:03
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• 39:03
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• 39:04
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• 39:06
  We
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• 39:07
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• 39:07
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• 39:08
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• 39:08
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• 39:13
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• 39:13
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• 39:14
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• 39:14
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  Students
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• 39:17
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• 39:18
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• 39:19
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• 39:20
  February
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• 39:24
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