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- 0:01This
- 0:01season's
- 0:02theme,
- 0:02Open
- 0:02Doors
- 0:03and
- 0:03Unlimited
- 0:04Possibilities,
- 0:05isn't
- 0:05just
- 0:05for
- 0:06students.
- 0:07It
- 0:07starts
- 0:07with
- 0:08the
- 0:08educators
- 0:08who
- 0:09guide
- 0:09them.
- 0:10What
- 0:10does
- 0:10it
- 0:10take
- 0:11to
- 0:11hold
- 0:11the
- 0:11door
- 0:11open
- 0:12long
- 0:12enough
- 0:13for
- 0:13novice
- 0:14black
- 0:14teachers
- 0:14not
- 0:15just
- 0:15to
- 0:15survive,
- 0:17but
- 0:17to
- 0:17thrive?
- 0:19Let's
- 0:19find
- 0:19out.
- 0:20A
- 0:20new
- 0:20episode
- 0:21of
- 0:21the
- 0:21Wheelhouse
- 0:22begins
- 0:23right
- 0:23now.
- 0:35Thank
- 0:35you
- 0:35so
- 0:36much
- 0:36for
- 0:36taking
- 0:36time
- 0:37out
- 0:37of
- 0:37your
- 0:37busy
- 0:37day
- 0:38to
- 0:38give
- 0:38us
- 0:38a
- 0:38listen.
- 0:39Season
- 0:4010
- 0:40features
- 0:40a
- 0:41team
- 0:41of
- 0:41four
- 0:42like
- 0:42minded
- 0:43friends
- 0:43and
- 0:43colleagues,
- 0:44Kathy
- 0:44Mone,
- 0:45Michael
- 0:45Pipa,
- 0:46Dr.
- 0:46Alicia
- 0:47Munro
- 0:47and
- 0:48yours
- 0:48truly.
- 0:49We've
- 0:49opened
- 0:50the
- 0:50conversation
- 0:50this
- 0:51season
- 0:51to
- 0:51think
- 0:52about
- 0:52empowering
- 0:53educators
- 0:54to
- 0:54cultivate
- 0:55open
- 0:55doors
- 0:56and
- 0:56unlimited
- 0:57possibilities.
- 0:59You
- 0:59know,
- 0:59the
- 0:59Wheelhouse
- 1:00exists
- 1:00to
- 1:00create
- 1:00an
- 1:01inclusive
- 1:01community
- 1:02of
- 1:02empowered
- 1:03educators
- 1:04who
- 1:05believe
- 1:05that
- 1:05together
- 1:06we
- 1:06can
- 1:07disrupt
- 1:07the
- 1:07transactional
- 1:08herding
- 1:09nature
- 1:09of
- 1:09schooling
- 1:10to
- 1:11create
- 1:11districts,
- 1:12schools
- 1:13and
- 1:13classrooms
- 1:14where
- 1:14each
- 1:15student
- 1:15feels
- 1:15confident,
- 1:16optimistic,
- 1:18capable,
- 1:19well
- 1:19supported
- 1:20and
- 1:20emboldened
- 1:21to
- 1:21be
- 1:22and
- 1:22to
- 1:22become
- 1:23who
- 1:23they're
- 1:23meant
- 1:24to
- 1:24be.
- 1:25Episodes
- 1:25of
- 1:25the
- 1:25Wheelhouse
- 1:26will
- 1:26explore
- 1:27bodies
- 1:27of
- 1:27knowledge
- 1:28and
- 1:28expertise
- 1:29that
- 1:29align
- 1:30to
- 1:30this
- 1:30vision
- 1:31and
- 1:31to
- 1:31these
- 1:31guiding
- 1:32principles.
- 1:33Our
- 1:34team
- 1:34and
- 1:34our
- 1:34guests
- 1:35are
- 1:35committed
- 1:35to
- 1:36this
- 1:36fundamental
- 1:36challenge
- 1:37to
- 1:37realize
- 1:38what
- 1:38we
- 1:39want
- 1:39for
- 1:39each
- 1:40student
- 1:40to
- 1:40experience
- 1:41in
- 1:41school.
- 1:43In
- 1:43today's
- 1:43episode,
- 1:44we
- 1:44welcome
- 1:45Dr.
- 1:45Kesha
- 1:46Chandler,
- 1:47an
- 1:47executive
- 1:47education
- 1:48leader,
- 1:49researcher
- 1:50and
- 1:50advocate
- 1:50for
- 1:51innovation
- 1:51in
- 1:51K12
- 1:52learning.
- 1:53With
- 1:53more
- 1:53than
- 1:53two
- 1:54decades
- 1:54of
- 1:55experience
- 1:55as
- 1:56a
- 1:56teacher,
- 1:57coach
- 1:57and
- 1:57systems
- 1:58level
- 1:58strategist,
- 1:59she's
- 2:00dedicated
- 2:00her
- 2:00career
- 2:01to
- 2:01strengthening
- 2:02literacy,
- 2:03leadership
- 2:04development
- 2:04and
- 2:05equitable
- 2:05learning
- 2:06environments
- 2:06across
- 2:07schools
- 2:07and
- 2:07districts
- 2:08nationwide.
- 2:09Dr.
- 2:10Chandler
- 2:10has
- 2:11previously
- 2:11served
- 2:12in
- 2:12leadership
- 2:12roles
- 2:13with
- 2:13the
- 2:13D.C.
- 2:13public
- 2:14Schools,
- 2:14the
- 2:15Leadership
- 2:15Academy
- 2:16and
- 2:16ASCD
- 2:18where
- 2:18she
- 2:18designed
- 2:19large
- 2:19scale
- 2:20professional
- 2:20learning
- 2:20ecosystems
- 2:22that
- 2:22that
- 2:22impacted
- 2:23tens
- 2:23of
- 2:23thousands
- 2:24of
- 2:24educators.
- 2:25She
- 2:25also
- 2:26serves
- 2:26on
- 2:26the
- 2:26graduate
- 2:27faculty
- 2:28at
- 2:28Trinity
- 2:28Washington
- 2:29University
- 2:30where
- 2:30she
- 2:31teaches
- 2:31courses
- 2:31in
- 2:32reading,
- 2:32children's
- 2:33literature
- 2:33and
- 2:34assessments
- 2:35preparing
- 2:35the
- 2:36next
- 2:36generation
- 2:37of
- 2:37K12
- 2:37leaders.
- 2:39A
- 2:39published
- 2:39scholar
- 2:40and
- 2:40frequent
- 2:40speaker
- 2:41at
- 2:41national
- 2:41conferences,
- 2:42Dr.
- 2:43Chandler
- 2:43brings
- 2:44a
- 2:44unique
- 2:44blend
- 2:45of
- 2:45classroom
- 2:45experience,
- 2:47research
- 2:47expertise
- 2:48and
- 2:49systemic
- 2:49leadership
- 2:50to
- 2:50the
- 2:50conversation
- 2:51about
- 2:52how
- 2:52schools
- 2:53can
- 2:53transform
- 2:54to
- 2:55meet
- 2:55the
- 2:55needs
- 2:55of
- 2:55students
- 2:56and
- 2:56educators
- 2:57today.
- 2:58We'll
- 2:59focus
- 2:59our
- 2:59conversation
- 3:00in
- 3:00this
- 3:01episode
- 3:01on
- 3:01her
- 3:01research
- 3:02the
- 3:02One
- 3:03Room
- 3:03Schoolhouse,
- 3:04which
- 3:05explores
- 3:06the
- 3:06retention
- 3:06of
- 3:07novice
- 3:07black
- 3:07teachers
- 3:08and
- 3:08the
- 3:09systemic
- 3:09factors
- 3:10that
- 3:10shape
- 3:10their
- 3:11first
- 3:11years
- 3:11in
- 3:11the
- 3:12profession.
- 3:13This
- 3:13work
- 3:14spotlights
- 3:14advancing
- 3:15the
- 3:15conditions
- 3:16under
- 3:17which
- 3:17teachers
- 3:18thrive
- 3:19and
- 3:19how
- 3:19we
- 3:20ought
- 3:20to
- 3:21reimagine
- 3:22schools
- 3:23as
- 3:23places
- 3:24that
- 3:24cultivate
- 3:25both
- 3:25student
- 3:26and
- 3:26educator
- 3:27success.
- 3:28And
- 3:28now,
- 3:29episode
- 3:3010
- 3:30and
- 3:30a
- 3:31great
- 3:31conversation
- 3:32with
- 3:32Dr.
- 3:32Keisha
- 3:33Chandler
- 3:34and
- 3:34our
- 3:34Wheelhouse
- 3:35team,
- 3:35Kathy
- 3:36mone,
- 3:36Michael
- 3:37Pipa,
- 3:37Dr.
- 3:38Alicia
- 3:38Monroe
- 3:39and
- 3:39me.
- 3:40You're
- 3:40not
- 3:40going
- 3:40to
- 3:40want
- 3:41to
- 3:41miss
- 3:41it.
- 3:41Take
- 3:42a
- 3:42listen.
- 3:49Good
- 3:49morning.
- 3:49I'm
- 3:50Grant
- 3:50Chandler.
- 3:50And
- 3:51welcome
- 3:51to
- 3:51the
- 3:51wheelhouse.
- 3:52It
- 3:52is
- 3:52another
- 3:53day
- 3:53in
- 3:53the
- 3:53recording
- 3:54studio.
- 3:54And
- 3:55this
- 3:55one,
- 3:56I
- 3:56say
- 3:56it
- 3:57every
- 3:57week,
- 3:57right?
- 3:57I
- 3:57say
- 3:57it
- 3:57every
- 3:58week.
- 3:58Every
- 3:58week.
- 3:58I
- 3:58love
- 3:58this.
- 3:58I
- 3:59love
- 3:59this.
- 3:59But
- 3:59this
- 4:00one's
- 4:00extra
- 4:00special
- 4:01because
- 4:01I've
- 4:01got
- 4:01a
- 4:02family
- 4:02member
- 4:02who's
- 4:03here
- 4:03today,
- 4:04Right?
- 4:04I
- 4:04am
- 4:05so,
- 4:05so
- 4:06excited.
- 4:06So
- 4:06first,
- 4:07let
- 4:07me
- 4:07welcome
- 4:07the
- 4:07Whale
- 4:08House
- 4:08team.
- 4:08My
- 4:09dear
- 4:09friends
- 4:09and
- 4:10colleagues,
- 4:10Kathy
- 4:11Moni,
- 4:11Alicia
- 4:12Monroe
- 4:12and
- 4:12Michael
- 4:13Piper.
- 4:14Good
- 4:15morning.
- 4:15Good
- 4:15morning.
- 4:17I
- 4:18was
- 4:18waiting
- 4:18to
- 4:19make
- 4:19sure
- 4:19we
- 4:19were
- 4:19in
- 4:20sync
- 4:20every.
- 4:21It's
- 4:21like
- 4:22a
- 4:22choir,
- 4:23right?
- 4:23It's
- 4:23like
- 4:24a
- 4:24choir.
- 4:25How
- 4:25are
- 4:25you?
- 4:26Direct
- 4:26us.
- 4:27Yeah.
- 4:28Yes.
- 4:28So
- 4:29good.
- 4:29Like,
- 4:30I
- 4:30know
- 4:31no
- 4:32one
- 4:32can
- 4:32see
- 4:33us,
- 4:33but
- 4:34everywhere,
- 4:35everyone
- 4:36is.
- 4:36This
- 4:37looks
- 4:37like
- 4:37the
- 4:37sun
- 4:37is
- 4:38shining
- 4:38down
- 4:39upon
- 4:39everyone.
- 4:41It's
- 4:41just
- 4:41gorgeous.
- 4:42Just
- 4:43gorgeous.
- 4:43Too
- 4:44bad
- 4:44that
- 4:44they
- 4:44can't
- 4:45see
- 4:45us
- 4:45because
- 4:45we
- 4:45are
- 4:46really
- 4:46cute
- 4:46this
- 4:46morning.
- 4:46I
- 4:47know.
- 4:48Looking
- 4:48good.
- 4:50Oh,
- 4:51I.
- 4:51I
- 4:51even
- 4:51did
- 4:52my
- 4:52hair
- 4:52today
- 4:52for
- 4:53a.
- 4:53For
- 4:53an
- 4:53audio
- 4:54podcast,
- 4:55Right?
- 4:56I
- 4:57am
- 4:58certain.
- 4:59So
- 4:59excited
- 5:00to
- 5:00talk
- 5:00about
- 5:00the
- 5:01work
- 5:01that
- 5:01we're
- 5:01going
- 5:01to
- 5:01talk
- 5:02about,
- 5:02but
- 5:02even
- 5:03more
- 5:03excited
- 5:04to
- 5:04welcome
- 5:05Dr.
- 5:06Kesha
- 5:07Chandler
- 5:08to
- 5:08the
- 5:08wheelhouse
- 5:09space.
- 5:09Good
- 5:10morning,
- 5:10my
- 5:10dear
- 5:11sister.
- 5:12Good
- 5:12morning,
- 5:13everyone.
- 5:13Good
- 5:14morning.
- 5:15Thank
- 5:15you
- 5:15for
- 5:15having
- 5:16me.
- 5:16We're
- 5:17so
- 5:17happy
- 5:17you
- 5:17are
- 5:18here.
- 5:18We
- 5:19are
- 5:19so
- 5:19happy
- 5:19you
- 5:19are
- 5:20here.
- 5:21Thank
- 5:21you
- 5:21for
- 5:22having
- 5:22me.
- 5:23So
- 5:24not
- 5:24only
- 5:24is
- 5:26the
- 5:26other
- 5:26Dr.
- 5:27Chandler,
- 5:27not
- 5:27only
- 5:27is
- 5:28she
- 5:28just
- 5:28really,
- 5:29really,
- 5:29really,
- 5:31but
- 5:31she's
- 5:31done
- 5:32some
- 5:32beautiful,
- 5:33amazing
- 5:34work
- 5:34that
- 5:35really
- 5:35needs
- 5:36even
- 5:37more
- 5:37attention
- 5:38drawn
- 5:38to
- 5:38it
- 5:39than
- 5:39she
- 5:39has
- 5:39already
- 5:40garnered.
- 5:41And
- 5:41she
- 5:42calls
- 5:42that
- 5:42work
- 5:43the
- 5:43One
- 5:44Room
- 5:45Schoolhouse.
- 5:47And
- 5:47it
- 5:48is
- 5:48a
- 5:48study
- 5:48which
- 5:48I'll
- 5:49let
- 5:49her
- 5:49describe
- 5:50for
- 5:50you.
- 5:51But
- 5:52it's
- 5:53a
- 5:53study
- 5:53about
- 5:53novice
- 5:54black
- 5:55teachers
- 5:55and
- 5:55the
- 5:56experience.
- 5:57The
- 5:57experiences
- 5:58of
- 5:58novice
- 5:58black
- 5:59teachers
- 5:59in
- 6:00schools
- 6:01across
- 6:01the
- 6:02country.
- 6:02And
- 6:02so
- 6:03we'll
- 6:03just
- 6:03start
- 6:04with
- 6:05Dr.
- 6:05Chandler.
- 6:06Kesha.
- 6:08Yes,
- 6:08absolutely.
- 6:09Please,
- 6:09Kesha,
- 6:10for
- 6:10today.
- 6:11Why
- 6:11was
- 6:11this?
- 6:12Yeah,
- 6:12for
- 6:12today
- 6:12only.
- 6:13Right.
- 6:15Kesha?
- 6:16Yeah.
- 6:18What
- 6:18inspired
- 6:19you
- 6:19to
- 6:20focus
- 6:20on
- 6:21such
- 6:21an
- 6:22amazing
- 6:23area?
- 6:24The
- 6:24experiences
- 6:25of
- 6:25novice
- 6:26black
- 6:26teachers
- 6:27in
- 6:27the
- 6:27United
- 6:27States.
- 6:28Absolutely.
- 6:29So
- 6:29my
- 6:30research
- 6:30is
- 6:30centered
- 6:31around.
- 6:31First
- 6:31of
- 6:32all,
- 6:32it
- 6:32was
- 6:32action
- 6:32research
- 6:33and
- 6:33it's
- 6:34centered
- 6:34around
- 6:34novice
- 6:35black
- 6:36teachers
- 6:36in
- 6:36urban
- 6:37school
- 6:37districts
- 6:38in
- 6:38their
- 6:38first
- 6:38to
- 6:39fifth
- 6:39year.
- 6:40And
- 6:41the
- 6:41reason
- 6:42was
- 6:42because
- 6:43one,
- 6:43it's
- 6:44mostly
- 6:44personal.
- 6:45I'm
- 6:45going
- 6:46to
- 6:46start
- 6:46there.
- 6:47It's
- 6:47obvious
- 6:47I'm
- 6:48black.
- 6:50Secondly,
- 6:51it's
- 6:51based
- 6:51on
- 6:52my
- 6:53parents.
- 6:54My
- 6:55parents
- 6:55were
- 6:55reared
- 6:56in
- 6:56King
- 6:57Street,
- 6:57South
- 6:58Carolina,
- 6:58population
- 6:593,000.
- 7:01They
- 7:01both
- 7:02graduated
- 7:02from
- 7:03high
- 7:03school
- 7:04around
- 7:061958
- 7:07and
- 7:071960.
- 7:10I'm
- 7:10going
- 7:10to
- 7:10take
- 7:11a
- 7:11step
- 7:11back
- 7:12to
- 7:12when
- 7:12they
- 7:12were
- 7:13in
- 7:13elementary
- 7:14school
- 7:14and
- 7:14literally
- 7:14went
- 7:15to
- 7:15a
- 7:15one
- 7:15room
- 7:16schoolhouse.
- 7:17And
- 7:18anyone
- 7:18who
- 7:18knows
- 7:19the
- 7:19history
- 7:20that
- 7:20they
- 7:20are
- 7:21currently
- 7:22racing,
- 7:22but
- 7:23the
- 7:23history
- 7:23of
- 7:24the
- 7:25segregated
- 7:25South.
- 7:26Literally
- 7:27black
- 7:27children
- 7:28went
- 7:28to
- 7:28school
- 7:29in
- 7:29a
- 7:29one
- 7:30room
- 7:30schoolhouse,
- 7:31most
- 7:31often
- 7:32in
- 7:32a
- 7:32church.
- 7:33And
- 7:34so
- 7:34they
- 7:34had
- 7:35the
- 7:35same
- 7:35teacher
- 7:36that
- 7:36literally
- 7:37taught
- 7:38the
- 7:38multi
- 7:39grades.
- 7:40So
- 7:41the
- 7:41grade
- 7:41band
- 7:42often
- 7:42was
- 7:431
- 7:43to
- 7:448,
- 7:441
- 7:45to
- 7:456
- 7:45or
- 7:46however
- 7:46it
- 7:46was
- 7:46structured
- 7:47in
- 7:47that
- 7:47town.
- 7:50Hearing
- 7:50the
- 7:50stories
- 7:50of
- 7:51my
- 7:51father,
- 7:51my
- 7:52mother,
- 7:52my
- 7:53father's
- 7:53responsibility
- 7:54was
- 7:54getting
- 7:54the
- 7:55logs
- 7:55to
- 7:55light
- 7:56the
- 7:56fireplace.
- 7:57My
- 7:57mother
- 7:58went
- 7:58to
- 7:58a
- 7:58different
- 7:58school,
- 8:00church
- 8:01in
- 8:01her
- 8:01community.
- 8:02But
- 8:03my
- 8:04mother's
- 8:04aunt
- 8:04actually
- 8:05was
- 8:05the
- 8:05teacher
- 8:06for
- 8:06her
- 8:07school
- 8:08church.
- 8:09And
- 8:09I
- 8:10asked
- 8:10my
- 8:10mother,
- 8:10well,
- 8:11was
- 8:12your
- 8:12aunt
- 8:12or
- 8:13slash
- 8:13my
- 8:13grand
- 8:14aunt
- 8:16certified?
- 8:17You
- 8:17know,
- 8:17because
- 8:17at
- 8:18the
- 8:18time
- 8:18I
- 8:18knew
- 8:19I
- 8:19always
- 8:19wanted
- 8:20to
- 8:20be
- 8:20a
- 8:20teacher,
- 8:20which
- 8:20I
- 8:21turned
- 8:21out
- 8:21to
- 8:21be
- 8:21a
- 8:21teacher
- 8:22of
- 8:22course.
- 8:23And
- 8:24she
- 8:24said
- 8:24no,
- 8:24she
- 8:25was
- 8:25just
- 8:25the
- 8:26town's
- 8:26teacher.
- 8:27And
- 8:27so
- 8:27I
- 8:27just
- 8:28found
- 8:28that
- 8:28very
- 8:28fascinating.
- 8:29I
- 8:29just
- 8:29used
- 8:30to
- 8:30sit
- 8:30and
- 8:30listen
- 8:30to
- 8:31all
- 8:31of
- 8:31their
- 8:31stories.
- 8:32And
- 8:33my
- 8:33mother
- 8:33was
- 8:33so
- 8:34fond
- 8:34of
- 8:34every
- 8:35single
- 8:35teacher
- 8:35she
- 8:36always
- 8:36had
- 8:37and
- 8:37can
- 8:37remember
- 8:38the
- 8:38stories
- 8:39about
- 8:39all
- 8:40of
- 8:40her
- 8:40teachers.
- 8:40And
- 8:40it
- 8:41was
- 8:41just
- 8:41so
- 8:41fascinating
- 8:42to
- 8:42me
- 8:43because
- 8:43she
- 8:43had
- 8:43all
- 8:44black
- 8:44teachers.
- 8:46Now
- 8:46I'm
- 8:46going
- 8:46to
- 8:47fast
- 8:47forward
- 8:47to
- 8:48my
- 8:48childhood.
- 8:49I
- 8:49didn't
- 8:50have
- 8:50all
- 8:50black
- 8:50teachers.
- 8:51I
- 8:52had
- 8:52a
- 8:52total
- 8:52of
- 8:53five
- 8:53black
- 8:53teachers
- 8:54from
- 8:54K12,
- 8:56from
- 8:57actually
- 8:58pre
- 8:58K
- 8:58to
- 8:5912.
- 9:00And
- 9:01I
- 9:01just
- 9:01didn't
- 9:01have
- 9:02that
- 9:02fond,
- 9:03fond
- 9:03experience.
- 9:03But
- 9:04the
- 9:04fond
- 9:04experience
- 9:05I
- 9:05did
- 9:06have
- 9:06of
- 9:07my
- 9:07black
- 9:07teachers
- 9:08were
- 9:09because
- 9:09of
- 9:09those.
- 9:10The
- 9:10five
- 9:11I
- 9:11had
- 9:11was
- 9:12because
- 9:13they
- 9:13were
- 9:13black.
- 9:14And
- 9:14so
- 9:15then
- 9:15my
- 9:16daughter,
- 9:16fast
- 9:17forward
- 9:17to
- 9:17her
- 9:17experience,
- 9:18she
- 9:18had
- 9:19probably
- 9:19a
- 9:20total
- 9:20of
- 9:20five
- 9:21as
- 9:21well.
- 9:22So
- 9:23that
- 9:23caused
- 9:23me
- 9:23to
- 9:23go
- 9:24a
- 9:24little
- 9:24deeper,
- 9:24like,
- 9:25okay,
- 9:25it's
- 9:26something
- 9:26about
- 9:26those
- 9:27relationships,
- 9:28identifying
- 9:29with
- 9:29people
- 9:29who
- 9:29look
- 9:29like
- 9:30you.
- 9:31So
- 9:32that
- 9:32was
- 9:32really
- 9:34the
- 9:34cause
- 9:34of
- 9:35me
- 9:35wanted
- 9:35to
- 9:36get
- 9:36down
- 9:36to,
- 9:36okay,
- 9:38what
- 9:38does
- 9:38this
- 9:39look
- 9:39like?
- 9:39The
- 9:40other
- 9:40reason
- 9:40I
- 9:40focused
- 9:41on
- 9:43from
- 9:43the
- 9:43first
- 9:43year
- 9:44to
- 9:44the
- 9:44fifth
- 9:44year,
- 9:46a
- 9:46lot
- 9:46of
- 9:46times
- 9:47teachers
- 9:47leave
- 9:49in
- 9:49that
- 9:49third
- 9:50year.
- 9:52I
- 9:53left
- 9:53the
- 9:53very
- 9:54first
- 9:54time.
- 9:55At
- 9:55that
- 9:55third
- 9:56year
- 9:58I
- 9:58went
- 9:58into
- 9:58the
- 9:59business
- 9:59world.
- 10:00So,
- 10:00you
- 10:00know,
- 10:00I
- 10:00thought
- 10:01I
- 10:01wanted
- 10:01to
- 10:01make
- 10:01a
- 10:01little
- 10:01more
- 10:02money
- 10:04and
- 10:04was
- 10:04fooled
- 10:06when
- 10:06I
- 10:06started
- 10:06missing
- 10:07the
- 10:07Christmas
- 10:07holiday.
- 10:07So
- 10:08I
- 10:08ended
- 10:08up
- 10:08coming
- 10:09back
- 10:09and
- 10:09all
- 10:09that
- 10:09good
- 10:09stuff
- 10:10when
- 10:10I
- 10:10realized,
- 10:11wait
- 10:11a
- 10:11minute,
- 10:12I
- 10:12don't
- 10:12have
- 10:12off
- 10:13Columbus
- 10:13Day,
- 10:13Veterans
- 10:14Day,
- 10:14all
- 10:14that
- 10:14good
- 10:14stuff,
- 10:15right?
- 10:15So
- 10:15after
- 10:16I
- 10:16left
- 10:16for
- 10:17two
- 10:17years,
- 10:17I
- 10:17ended
- 10:17up
- 10:17coming
- 10:18back.
- 10:18But
- 10:18nonetheless
- 10:21I
- 10:21was
- 10:21tricked,
- 10:22I
- 10:22was
- 10:22bamboozled,
- 10:23whatever.
- 10:23I
- 10:23came
- 10:24back
- 10:24to
- 10:24education.
- 10:25But
- 10:25at
- 10:25the
- 10:26same
- 10:26time
- 10:28it
- 10:28was
- 10:29something
- 10:29about
- 10:29that
- 10:29third
- 10:30year
- 10:30where
- 10:30I
- 10:30felt
- 10:32not
- 10:32as
- 10:32supported.
- 10:34But
- 10:34there
- 10:34are
- 10:34many
- 10:35people
- 10:35who
- 10:35do
- 10:35not
- 10:36come
- 10:36back
- 10:37at
- 10:37all.
- 10:38So
- 10:38I
- 10:38wanted
- 10:39to
- 10:39examine
- 10:39also
- 10:40what
- 10:40happens
- 10:41in
- 10:41those
- 10:41years
- 10:423,
- 10:424
- 10:43and
- 10:435.
- 10:44And
- 10:44so
- 10:45that's
- 10:45where
- 10:45I
- 10:46started
- 10:46to
- 10:46focus
- 10:47on
- 10:48years
- 10:49three,
- 10:49four
- 10:49and
- 10:50five
- 10:50as
- 10:50well.
- 10:52I
- 10:53mean,
- 10:53the
- 10:53data
- 10:53is
- 10:53pretty
- 10:54clear,
- 10:54right?
- 10:54I
- 10:54mean,
- 10:54there's
- 10:55such
- 10:55a
- 10:55mass
- 10:56exodus
- 10:57of
- 10:57teachers
- 10:59of
- 10:59any
- 10:59race
- 11:00race
- 11:01leaving
- 11:02at
- 11:03year
- 11:03three
- 11:03and
- 11:03never
- 11:04coming
- 11:04back.
- 11:04But
- 11:05when
- 11:05there's
- 11:06such
- 11:06a
- 11:06shortage
- 11:08of
- 11:08teachers
- 11:09of
- 11:09color
- 11:09to
- 11:09begin
- 11:10with,
- 11:10then
- 11:11we
- 11:11can't
- 11:11afford.
- 11:12Right.
- 11:13We
- 11:13can't
- 11:13afford
- 11:13when
- 11:13any
- 11:14of
- 11:14these
- 11:14good
- 11:14teachers
- 11:14leave.
- 11:14But
- 11:16we
- 11:16cannot
- 11:16afford
- 11:17that
- 11:17to
- 11:17happen.
- 11:18Absolutely.
- 11:19Especially
- 11:19for
- 11:20our
- 11:20teachers
- 11:21of
- 11:21color
- 11:21who
- 11:21are
- 11:21already
- 11:23much
- 11:23smaller
- 11:24in
- 11:24number
- 11:24than.
- 11:24They
- 11:25should
- 11:25be
- 11:26at
- 11:26the
- 11:26word
- 11:26shortage
- 11:27grant.
- 11:27Because
- 11:27what
- 11:28I
- 11:28also
- 11:28started
- 11:29noticing
- 11:29in
- 11:302007,
- 11:31I
- 11:31left
- 11:32teaching
- 11:32and
- 11:32started
- 11:33doing
- 11:33professional
- 11:33development
- 11:34around
- 11:34the
- 11:34country.
- 11:35And
- 11:35oftentimes
- 11:36when
- 11:36I
- 11:37started
- 11:37traveling,
- 11:38especially
- 11:38to
- 11:38the
- 11:39Midwest
- 11:39and
- 11:39out
- 11:39west,
- 11:40I
- 11:41would
- 11:41often
- 11:41be
- 11:42the
- 11:42only
- 11:42person
- 11:43of
- 11:43color
- 11:43I
- 11:43would
- 11:43see
- 11:44in
- 11:44a
- 11:44lot
- 11:44of
- 11:44these
- 11:44schools.
- 11:45And
- 11:46I
- 11:46was
- 11:46perplexed
- 11:47from
- 11:48leaving
- 11:48the
- 11:48east
- 11:48coast
- 11:49and
- 11:49starting
- 11:50to
- 11:50shift
- 11:51and
- 11:51move.
- 11:52I
- 11:52was
- 11:53astonished,
- 11:54right?
- 11:55Like,
- 11:55what
- 11:56is
- 11:56happening?
- 11:57Where
- 11:57are
- 11:58the
- 11:59teachers
- 11:59that
- 11:59look
- 12:00like
- 12:00me,
- 12:00but
- 12:01I'm
- 12:01looking
- 12:01at
- 12:01babies
- 12:02that
- 12:02look
- 12:02like
- 12:03me.
- 12:04Right.
- 12:04And
- 12:04the
- 12:05students
- 12:05would
- 12:05just
- 12:06run
- 12:07to
- 12:07me
- 12:07and
- 12:07gravitate
- 12:08like,
- 12:09hey,
- 12:10it's
- 12:10so
- 12:10good
- 12:10to
- 12:10see
- 12:11you.
- 12:12Right.
- 12:12And
- 12:12oftentimes
- 12:13I
- 12:13would
- 12:13have
- 12:14babies,
- 12:14complete
- 12:15strangers
- 12:15run
- 12:16up
- 12:16and
- 12:16give
- 12:16me
- 12:16hugs.
- 12:18Yeah,
- 12:18I
- 12:18mean,
- 12:19we,
- 12:19you
- 12:19know,
- 12:21for
- 12:22white
- 12:22people,
- 12:23we
- 12:23kind
- 12:23of
- 12:24take
- 12:24that
- 12:24for
- 12:25granted,
- 12:26right.
- 12:27That
- 12:28we
- 12:28go
- 12:28to
- 12:28schools
- 12:30and
- 12:30there's
- 12:31going
- 12:31to
- 12:31be
- 12:31a
- 12:31lot
- 12:31of
- 12:31people
- 12:32in
- 12:32those
- 12:32schools,
- 12:33adult
- 12:33wise,
- 12:33that
- 12:33look
- 12:34like
- 12:34us,
- 12:35but
- 12:36we
- 12:36take
- 12:36that
- 12:36for
- 12:37granted.
- 12:37And
- 12:37of
- 12:37course.
- 12:39Well,
- 12:40we'll
- 12:40leave
- 12:40that
- 12:40there
- 12:41for
- 12:41right
- 12:41now.
- 12:43In
- 12:43your
- 12:43work,
- 12:44the
- 12:44one
- 12:45room
- 12:45schoolhouse,
- 12:45you
- 12:46mentioned
- 12:46three
- 12:46pillars.
- 12:47It's
- 12:47all
- 12:48focused
- 12:48around
- 12:49three
- 12:49pillars
- 12:50in
- 12:51that
- 12:51research.
- 12:51Could
- 12:52you
- 12:52talk
- 12:52to
- 12:52us
- 12:52just
- 12:53a
- 12:53little
- 12:53bit
- 12:53about
- 12:53what
- 12:53those
- 12:54are
- 12:54and
- 12:54then
- 12:55we're
- 12:55just
- 12:55going
- 12:55to
- 12:55engage
- 12:56in
- 12:56some
- 12:56great
- 12:56conversation.
- 12:57Yes,
- 12:57absolutely.
- 12:58So
- 12:59what
- 13:00I
- 13:00had.
- 13:01So
- 13:02okay,
- 13:02let
- 13:02me
- 13:02take
- 13:02a
- 13:02step
- 13:03back.
- 13:03So
- 13:04I
- 13:04had
- 13:05around
- 13:068
- 13:06to
- 13:0710
- 13:07participants.
- 13:09So
- 13:10let's
- 13:10talk
- 13:10about
- 13:10what
- 13:10that
- 13:11research
- 13:11looked
- 13:11like.
- 13:12There
- 13:12were
- 13:13six
- 13:14weeks
- 13:14of
- 13:15professional
- 13:15learning
- 13:17and
- 13:18eight
- 13:18to
- 13:1810
- 13:18participants
- 13:19that
- 13:19would
- 13:20come
- 13:20in.
- 13:20They
- 13:21were
- 13:21all
- 13:21teachers
- 13:21in
- 13:22their
- 13:22first
- 13:22to
- 13:22fifth
- 13:23year
- 13:23black
- 13:23teachers
- 13:24that
- 13:24identified
- 13:24as
- 13:24black
- 13:25teachers
- 13:25in
- 13:26urban
- 13:26school
- 13:26districts
- 13:28from
- 13:28the
- 13:28east
- 13:29coast
- 13:29all
- 13:29the
- 13:30way
- 13:30down
- 13:30through,
- 13:32I
- 13:32think,
- 13:32Louisiana.
- 13:34So
- 13:34we
- 13:34covered
- 13:35multiple
- 13:36regions.
- 13:36We
- 13:36didn't
- 13:37have
- 13:37any
- 13:37west
- 13:37coast
- 13:37participants
- 13:38because
- 13:38of
- 13:38time
- 13:39zone.
- 13:39So
- 13:40I
- 13:40wanted
- 13:40to
- 13:40keep
- 13:40them
- 13:40in
- 13:41the
- 13:41central
- 13:41time
- 13:42zone
- 13:42and
- 13:42the
- 13:42east
- 13:42coast
- 13:43time
- 13:43zone.
- 13:43So
- 13:43we
- 13:43met
- 13:44on
- 13:44zoom
- 13:45at
- 13:46a
- 13:46set
- 13:46date,
- 13:47day
- 13:48of
- 13:48week
- 13:48and
- 13:48time
- 13:49per
- 13:50week.
- 13:50Every
- 13:50other
- 13:51week
- 13:51we
- 13:51met
- 13:53and
- 13:54we
- 13:54had
- 13:54a
- 13:54topic
- 13:55set
- 13:55for
- 13:55each
- 13:55one
- 13:56of
- 13:56those
- 13:56weeks,
- 13:57and
- 13:57they
- 13:57knew
- 13:57the
- 13:58topic.
- 13:58So
- 13:58we
- 13:58would
- 13:59meet
- 13:59for,
- 13:59I
- 14:00believe
- 14:00it
- 14:00was
- 14:00an
- 14:01hour
- 14:01and
- 14:01a
- 14:01half,
- 14:02and
- 14:02I'm
- 14:03trying
- 14:03to
- 14:03remember,
- 14:04and
- 14:04we
- 14:04had
- 14:04the
- 14:04topics
- 14:05already
- 14:05identified
- 14:06and
- 14:06we
- 14:06would
- 14:06do
- 14:06a
- 14:07survey
- 14:07and
- 14:08we
- 14:08had
- 14:09a
- 14:09different
- 14:10facilitator
- 14:11each
- 14:11week,
- 14:12and
- 14:13we
- 14:13would
- 14:13have
- 14:14great
- 14:14conversation
- 14:15on
- 14:16each
- 14:16topic.
- 14:17And
- 14:19I
- 14:19was
- 14:20just
- 14:20a
- 14:21listening
- 14:21ear.
- 14:22Sometimes
- 14:22I
- 14:22would
- 14:22get
- 14:23involved,
- 14:23but
- 14:23most
- 14:23times
- 14:24I
- 14:24just
- 14:24listen.
- 14:25Taking
- 14:25notes,
- 14:26of
- 14:26course,
- 14:27and
- 14:28what
- 14:28came
- 14:29out
- 14:29of
- 14:29the
- 14:30notes,
- 14:30of
- 14:30course,
- 14:31and
- 14:31the
- 14:31survey
- 14:32results,
- 14:33the
- 14:33three
- 14:33pillars
- 14:34that
- 14:34you
- 14:34speak
- 14:34of,
- 14:35what
- 14:35came
- 14:36from
- 14:36those
- 14:36participants
- 14:37is
- 14:37that
- 14:38these
- 14:38teachers
- 14:38identified
- 14:39that
- 14:39they
- 14:39need
- 14:40support
- 14:42from
- 14:42leadership
- 14:43and
- 14:44true
- 14:44mentorship.
- 14:45Not
- 14:45the
- 14:46type
- 14:46of
- 14:46mentorship
- 14:47that
- 14:47you.
- 14:48You
- 14:48receive,
- 14:49you
- 14:49know,
- 14:49from
- 14:50your
- 14:50assigned
- 14:50mentor
- 14:51that
- 14:51shows,
- 14:52oh,
- 14:53here's
- 14:53where
- 14:54you
- 14:54sign
- 14:54in
- 14:55per
- 14:55day,
- 14:56here's
- 14:56where
- 14:56you
- 14:56get
- 14:57your
- 14:57paper,
- 14:57you
- 14:58know,
- 14:58your
- 14:58rhema
- 14:58paper.
- 14:59But
- 15:00they
- 15:00needed
- 15:00real
- 15:01mentorship.
- 15:03They
- 15:03need
- 15:04authentic
- 15:04professional
- 15:05learning,
- 15:06culturally
- 15:06relevant,
- 15:08job
- 15:08embedded.
- 15:11Not
- 15:11that
- 15:12they
- 15:12need
- 15:13versus,
- 15:14you
- 15:14know,
- 15:14the
- 15:14traditional
- 15:15diverse,
- 15:17you
- 15:17know,
- 15:17versus
- 15:18the
- 15:18traditional
- 15:20six
- 15:20hour,
- 15:21you
- 15:21know,
- 15:22that
- 15:22type.
- 15:23Then
- 15:23they
- 15:24needed
- 15:24authentic
- 15:25relationships
- 15:27and
- 15:28safe
- 15:28spaces.
- 15:31What
- 15:31they
- 15:32found
- 15:32more,
- 15:32the
- 15:33most
- 15:33valuable
- 15:33were
- 15:34those
- 15:34collegial
- 15:34relationships.
- 15:37Authentic
- 15:38collegial
- 15:39relationships.
- 15:40They
- 15:41learned
- 15:41more
- 15:41from
- 15:41their
- 15:42colleagues
- 15:44than
- 15:44they
- 15:44did
- 15:44from
- 15:45their
- 15:45leaders.
- 15:48Every
- 15:48single
- 15:49participant,
- 15:51and
- 15:52this
- 15:52was
- 15:52most
- 15:53frightening
- 15:53for
- 15:53me,
- 15:56did
- 15:56not
- 15:57find
- 15:57value
- 15:57from
- 15:58their
- 15:58principal.
- 16:02And
- 16:02that
- 16:03was
- 16:03the
- 16:03most
- 16:03disheartening
- 16:04part
- 16:04for
- 16:04me.
- 16:08I
- 16:08mean,
- 16:09you
- 16:09think
- 16:09about
- 16:09it,
- 16:10and,
- 16:10you
- 16:10know,
- 16:12we've
- 16:12been
- 16:12talking
- 16:12in
- 16:13the
- 16:13wheelhouse,
- 16:14well,
- 16:15for
- 16:1510
- 16:15seasons
- 16:16about
- 16:16how
- 16:16important
- 16:17belonging
- 16:18is.
- 16:19Yeah,
- 16:19Right.
- 16:20And,
- 16:21you
- 16:21know,
- 16:21here's
- 16:22just
- 16:22another.
- 16:22Another
- 16:23lens,
- 16:24another
- 16:25very
- 16:25specific
- 16:25lens
- 16:26to
- 16:26think
- 16:26about
- 16:26how
- 16:27important
- 16:28authentic
- 16:28relationships
- 16:29and
- 16:29belonging
- 16:30really
- 16:30are,
- 16:31not
- 16:31just
- 16:31for
- 16:32students,
- 16:33but
- 16:33for
- 16:34adults
- 16:34too.
- 16:35Yeah.
- 16:36And
- 16:36a
- 16:37lot
- 16:37of
- 16:37our
- 16:37facilitators,
- 16:38of
- 16:38course,
- 16:38we're
- 16:39all
- 16:39former
- 16:40principals.
- 16:40Right.
- 16:41So
- 16:42hearing,
- 16:43having
- 16:44the
- 16:44facilitators
- 16:44in
- 16:45the
- 16:45room
- 16:45and
- 16:45hearing
- 16:46the
- 16:46conversations
- 16:46from
- 16:47these
- 16:47teachers
- 16:47were,
- 16:48I
- 16:48think
- 16:48were
- 16:48also.
- 16:49That
- 16:49was
- 16:49valuable
- 16:50for
- 16:50the
- 16:50facilitators,
- 16:51hearing
- 16:52those
- 16:52conversations
- 16:53from
- 16:53them.
- 16:53Right.
- 16:54But
- 16:54then
- 16:54also
- 16:54giving
- 16:55their
- 16:55perspective
- 16:56as
- 16:56well.
- 16:56But
- 16:57I
- 16:57think
- 16:57it
- 16:57was
- 16:57great
- 16:58for
- 16:58them
- 16:59to
- 16:59hear
- 16:59from
- 16:59these
- 17:00young
- 17:00people.
- 17:00Right.
- 17:01We
- 17:02had
- 17:02only
- 17:02one
- 17:02millennial
- 17:04in
- 17:04the
- 17:04group,
- 17:05but
- 17:05the
- 17:05rest
- 17:05were
- 17:06all
- 17:06Gen
- 17:06Z.
- 17:08So
- 17:09that
- 17:09was
- 17:10also
- 17:11undergirding
- 17:13something
- 17:14that
- 17:14unexpected
- 17:14that
- 17:15came
- 17:15out
- 17:15of
- 17:15my
- 17:16research
- 17:16that
- 17:17I
- 17:17didn't
- 17:17expect
- 17:17to
- 17:18learn
- 17:19myself
- 17:19was,
- 17:19hey,
- 17:20there's
- 17:20something
- 17:20here
- 17:21generational.
- 17:23So
- 17:23something
- 17:24called
- 17:24reverse
- 17:25mentorship
- 17:26came
- 17:26that
- 17:27term,
- 17:27reverse
- 17:27mentorship,
- 17:28where
- 17:30Gen
- 17:30Z
- 17:31can
- 17:31afford
- 17:32to
- 17:33mentor
- 17:34millennials
- 17:35and
- 17:35Gen
- 17:36X,
- 17:37we
- 17:37can
- 17:38learn
- 17:39from
- 17:40Generation
- 17:41Z
- 17:41for
- 17:42sure.
- 17:43And
- 17:43because
- 17:44this
- 17:44is
- 17:45the
- 17:45first
- 17:45time
- 17:45where
- 17:45we
- 17:46have
- 17:46Gen
- 17:46Z
- 17:46teachers
- 17:48teaching
- 17:48Gen
- 17:49Z
- 17:49students.
- 17:49That's
- 17:50the
- 17:50only
- 17:50generation
- 17:51that
- 17:51actually
- 17:52is
- 17:52teaching
- 17:52their
- 17:52own
- 17:53students.
- 17:55The
- 17:55only
- 17:55generation
- 17:56for
- 17:56the
- 17:56first
- 17:57time
- 17:57in
- 17:57history
- 17:58teaching
- 17:58their
- 17:58own
- 18:00because
- 18:00of
- 18:00the
- 18:00large
- 18:01population,
- 18:04right?
- 18:05This
- 18:05is
- 18:05the
- 18:05first
- 18:06time.
- 18:06So
- 18:07it
- 18:08was
- 18:08very
- 18:08valuable
- 18:08just
- 18:09to
- 18:09hear
- 18:09from
- 18:09that
- 18:09group.
- 18:10And
- 18:10this
- 18:10is
- 18:10also.
- 18:12They're
- 18:12digital
- 18:13natives,
- 18:14right?
- 18:15And
- 18:15so
- 18:15because
- 18:16of
- 18:16that
- 18:16too,
- 18:17they're
- 18:17entrepreneurial.
- 18:20So
- 18:20they're
- 18:20already
- 18:20creating
- 18:22businesses
- 18:23for
- 18:23themselves.
- 18:24They're
- 18:25TikTok
- 18:25babies,
- 18:26right?
- 18:26So
- 18:27they're
- 18:27earning
- 18:27income
- 18:28through
- 18:29social
- 18:29media.
- 18:29They're
- 18:30influencers,
- 18:31right?
- 18:31They're
- 18:31doing
- 18:32so
- 18:32many
- 18:33things.
- 18:35They
- 18:35have
- 18:35an
- 18:35entrepreneurial
- 18:36mindset.
- 18:37So
- 18:37they're
- 18:37already
- 18:37looking
- 18:38at
- 18:38ways
- 18:38to
- 18:39get
- 18:39out
- 18:39of
- 18:39education
- 18:41through
- 18:41that
- 18:41lens
- 18:42because
- 18:42of
- 18:43the
- 18:44financial
- 18:45aspect.
- 18:45So
- 18:45we
- 18:46did
- 18:46a
- 18:46whole
- 18:46series
- 18:47on
- 18:49how
- 18:49to
- 18:49look
- 18:50at
- 18:50educational
- 18:51careers,
- 18:52not
- 18:52necessarily
- 18:53to
- 18:53get
- 18:53you
- 18:53out
- 18:53of
- 18:54the
- 18:54classroom,
- 18:54but
- 18:55to
- 18:55still
- 18:55keep
- 18:55you
- 18:56connected
- 18:56in
- 18:56education.
- 18:58So
- 18:58after,
- 18:59not,
- 18:59I
- 19:00don't
- 19:00want
- 19:00to
- 19:00say
- 19:00after
- 19:01the
- 19:01one
- 19:01room
- 19:01schoolhouse,
- 19:02because
- 19:02there
- 19:02is
- 19:02no
- 19:02such
- 19:02thing
- 19:03as
- 19:03after
- 19:04the
- 19:04one
- 19:04room
- 19:04schoolhouse
- 19:05because
- 19:05all
- 19:05of
- 19:06these
- 19:06educators
- 19:06are
- 19:06still
- 19:07connected
- 19:07to
- 19:07the
- 19:07one
- 19:07room
- 19:08schoolhouse.
- 19:09They're
- 19:09all
- 19:10still
- 19:10in
- 19:10education.
- 19:12And
- 19:12I
- 19:12can
- 19:13use
- 19:13this
- 19:13one
- 19:14person
- 19:14as
- 19:14an
- 19:14example.
- 19:15The
- 19:15only
- 19:15person
- 19:16that
- 19:16left
- 19:16K12
- 19:17education
- 19:18is
- 19:18my
- 19:18daughter.
- 19:20She
- 19:20was
- 19:20involved
- 19:21in
- 19:21the
- 19:21one
- 19:21room
- 19:21schoolhouse.
- 19:22Now
- 19:23I'm
- 19:23going
- 19:23to
- 19:24use
- 19:24her
- 19:25as
- 19:25the
- 19:25example.
- 19:25She's
- 19:26the
- 19:26one
- 19:26person
- 19:26who
- 19:27left
- 19:27after
- 19:27year
- 19:28two.
- 19:29She
- 19:29had
- 19:30probably
- 19:30the
- 19:30worst
- 19:30experience
- 19:31with
- 19:31her
- 19:32principal,
- 19:33both
- 19:33principals.
- 19:35She
- 19:35left
- 19:36K12,
- 19:36but
- 19:36she
- 19:36went
- 19:37into
- 19:37higher
- 19:37ed.
- 19:38And
- 19:39she
- 19:39had
- 19:40then,
- 19:40when
- 19:40she
- 19:40went
- 19:40into
- 19:41higher
- 19:41ed,
- 19:41the
- 19:42best
- 19:43example
- 19:43of
- 19:44a
- 19:44supportive
- 19:44leader.
- 19:45And
- 19:45she
- 19:45has
- 19:46grown
- 19:46and
- 19:46flourished
- 19:47in
- 19:48just
- 19:48two
- 19:48years
- 19:49there,
- 19:50where
- 19:50she
- 19:50now
- 19:50leads
- 19:51an
- 19:51entire
- 19:52department
- 19:53at
- 19:53her
- 19:53higher
- 19:54ed
- 19:54institution.
- 19:55So
- 19:55she
- 19:55did
- 19:55not
- 19:56leave
- 19:56education.
- 19:57She
- 19:58is
- 19:58now
- 19:59in
- 19:59her
- 20:00doctoral
- 20:00program,
- 20:01eds.
- 20:02So
- 20:02she's
- 20:02in
- 20:02her
- 20:03dissertation
- 20:03phase
- 20:04herself.
- 20:04Right.
- 20:04So
- 20:05talk
- 20:05about
- 20:05growth
- 20:06there.
- 20:07The
- 20:07rest
- 20:07of
- 20:07the
- 20:07participants
- 20:08are
- 20:09now,
- 20:10I
- 20:10believe
- 20:11they're
- 20:11all
- 20:11out
- 20:11of
- 20:12the
- 20:12classroom
- 20:13and
- 20:13all
- 20:13in
- 20:14different
- 20:14leadership
- 20:14roles
- 20:15themselves.
- 20:16Right.
- 20:16But
- 20:16just
- 20:16through
- 20:17having
- 20:17those
- 20:17conversations
- 20:19and
- 20:19seeing
- 20:19themselves,
- 20:21you
- 20:22know,
- 20:22in
- 20:23roles
- 20:23and
- 20:23having
- 20:24those
- 20:24conversations
- 20:25about
- 20:25their
- 20:25own
- 20:26leadership
- 20:26pathways.
- 20:28And
- 20:28so
- 20:28I
- 20:29actually
- 20:29have
- 20:29to
- 20:29thank
- 20:29one
- 20:30of
- 20:30the
- 20:30facilitators,
- 20:31two
- 20:31of
- 20:31the
- 20:31facilitators
- 20:32that
- 20:32had
- 20:33those
- 20:33different
- 20:33conversations
- 20:34about
- 20:34pathways
- 20:35and
- 20:35growth
- 20:35and
- 20:36leadership
- 20:37and
- 20:37seeing
- 20:38themselves
- 20:38and
- 20:39talking
- 20:39about
- 20:39what
- 20:40does
- 20:40that
- 20:40mean
- 20:40to
- 20:40grow
- 20:41them,
- 20:42leading
- 20:43from
- 20:43where
- 20:43you
- 20:43are
- 20:43in
- 20:44growth
- 20:44and
- 20:45pathways
- 20:46and
- 20:46things
- 20:46like
- 20:47that.
- 20:48So
- 20:48before
- 20:48I
- 20:48open
- 20:48it
- 20:49up
- 20:49and
- 20:49talk
- 20:49about
- 20:50implications
- 20:51of
- 20:51this
- 20:51work
- 20:52for
- 20:53leaders
- 20:53and
- 20:54for
- 20:54teachers,
- 20:55just
- 20:56want
- 20:56to
- 20:56give
- 20:56my
- 20:56team
- 20:57an
- 20:57opportunity
- 20:58to
- 20:58digest
- 20:59and
- 20:59ask
- 21:00you
- 21:00some
- 21:00questions
- 21:01around
- 21:01this
- 21:02fascinating
- 21:02work
- 21:03that
- 21:03you've
- 21:03done.
- 21:05So
- 21:05I'm
- 21:06familiar,
- 21:07nicely
- 21:07familiar
- 21:08with
- 21:09Dr.
- 21:09Chandler's
- 21:10research.
- 21:12I
- 21:12remember
- 21:13the
- 21:13focus
- 21:13groups
- 21:14and
- 21:14I
- 21:14remember
- 21:14her
- 21:15sitting
- 21:15there
- 21:15and
- 21:16just
- 21:16gleaning
- 21:16all
- 21:17this
- 21:17great
- 21:17information.
- 21:19My
- 21:19question
- 21:20kind
- 21:20of
- 21:21really
- 21:21bridges
- 21:23what
- 21:23we
- 21:23discussed
- 21:24last
- 21:24week.
- 21:25Right.
- 21:26With
- 21:26today's
- 21:27conversation.
- 21:28And
- 21:28I
- 21:28wanted
- 21:28to
- 21:28know,
- 21:29Kesha,
- 21:31as
- 21:31you
- 21:31collected
- 21:31the
- 21:32data
- 21:33and
- 21:34you
- 21:34did
- 21:34that
- 21:34so
- 21:35well,
- 21:37what
- 21:37was
- 21:38lifted
- 21:38from
- 21:39the
- 21:39participants
- 21:40around
- 21:41what
- 21:41characteristics
- 21:43they
- 21:43are
- 21:43looking
- 21:43for
- 21:44in
- 21:44leaders?
- 21:45Last
- 21:45week
- 21:47we
- 21:48had
- 21:49a
- 21:49great
- 21:49conversation
- 21:50around
- 21:50transformational
- 21:51leadership.
- 21:52You
- 21:52and
- 21:52I
- 21:52talk
- 21:53about
- 21:53that
- 21:53all
- 21:53the
- 21:54time.
- 21:55What
- 21:55are
- 21:55those
- 21:55qualities,
- 21:57those
- 21:57high
- 21:58impact
- 21:58qualities
- 21:59that
- 22:00are
- 22:02new
- 22:03teachers?
- 22:03As
- 22:04you
- 22:04mentioned,
- 22:04this
- 22:04is
- 22:04the
- 22:05first
- 22:05time
- 22:05in
- 22:05our
- 22:05history
- 22:06that
- 22:06we
- 22:06have
- 22:07four
- 22:07generations
- 22:08of
- 22:08educators
- 22:09in
- 22:09the
- 22:09workplace
- 22:10that
- 22:10our
- 22:11new
- 22:11teachers
- 22:11are
- 22:12actually
- 22:14there
- 22:15making
- 22:15it
- 22:16happen.
- 22:16What
- 22:16are
- 22:17they
- 22:17looking
- 22:17for
- 22:18in
- 22:18a
- 22:18transformational
- 22:20leader?
- 22:22The
- 22:22first
- 22:22thing
- 22:23I
- 22:23lifted
- 22:23was
- 22:24empathy.
- 22:25That
- 22:25was
- 22:25the
- 22:25very
- 22:25first
- 22:26word
- 22:26that
- 22:26popped
- 22:27up,
- 22:28empathy.
- 22:29The
- 22:29second
- 22:30thing
- 22:30was
- 22:30culturally
- 22:31responsive.
- 22:33The
- 22:33third
- 22:34thing
- 22:34was
- 22:34create
- 22:35meaningful
- 22:36support
- 22:36systems.
- 22:37Meaningful
- 22:39actionable
- 22:40support
- 22:41systems.
- 22:42Right.
- 22:42We
- 22:42have
- 22:43to
- 22:43go
- 22:43beyond
- 22:43words.
- 22:44When
- 22:45you
- 22:45say
- 22:45a
- 22:46mentor
- 22:46relationship,
- 22:47it's
- 22:48not,
- 22:48again,
- 22:48show
- 22:48me
- 22:49where
- 22:49that
- 22:49ream
- 22:49of
- 22:49paper
- 22:51assigning
- 22:52someone
- 22:52to
- 22:53me
- 22:53to,
- 22:54you
- 22:54know,
- 22:55show
- 22:55me
- 22:55where
- 22:55my
- 22:55parking
- 22:56space
- 22:56spaces,
- 22:57but
- 22:57showing
- 22:58me
- 22:58someone
- 22:58to
- 22:59advance
- 22:59my
- 22:59career
- 23:00or
- 23:00to
- 23:01show
- 23:01to,
- 23:02to
- 23:02co.
- 23:02Teach,
- 23:03co
- 23:03plan,
- 23:05create
- 23:05meaningful
- 23:06planning
- 23:06time.
- 23:07Not,
- 23:07you
- 23:08know,
- 23:08giving
- 23:08me
- 23:09that
- 23:09time
- 23:09to
- 23:10use
- 23:10me
- 23:11to,
- 23:12to,
- 23:12to
- 23:13sub
- 23:13a
- 23:13class.
- 23:14And
- 23:14again,
- 23:15we
- 23:15know
- 23:16that
- 23:17there's
- 23:17such
- 23:17a
- 23:18shortage
- 23:18and
- 23:18time
- 23:19is
- 23:19thin
- 23:19and
- 23:20everyone
- 23:20is
- 23:21being
- 23:21stretched,
- 23:23but
- 23:23value
- 23:24my
- 23:24time
- 23:24enough
- 23:25to
- 23:26honestly
- 23:27help
- 23:27me
- 23:27grow.
- 23:28So
- 23:29those
- 23:29were
- 23:29the
- 23:30three
- 23:30or
- 23:30four
- 23:31main
- 23:31things.
- 23:31But
- 23:32empathy
- 23:32was
- 23:33the
- 23:33first
- 23:33thing
- 23:34that
- 23:34was
- 23:34lifted,
- 23:35right?
- 23:36And
- 23:36that
- 23:36safe
- 23:37space
- 23:37was
- 23:37super
- 23:38important.
- 23:40Super
- 23:40important.
- 23:42Because
- 23:42they
- 23:42need
- 23:42to
- 23:42talk.
- 23:43I
- 23:43mean,
- 23:43they
- 23:43need
- 23:43to
- 23:43be
- 23:43able
- 23:44to
- 23:44talk
- 23:44about
- 23:45everything
- 23:46that
- 23:46is
- 23:47in
- 23:47their
- 23:47head
- 23:48and
- 23:48in
- 23:48their
- 23:48heart
- 23:49around
- 23:49what
- 23:50this,
- 23:50what
- 23:50this
- 23:51journey
- 23:51in
- 23:51the
- 23:51classroom
- 23:52looks
- 23:52like.
- 23:52And
- 23:52it's
- 23:53not
- 23:53always
- 23:54right,
- 23:54it's
- 23:55not
- 23:55always
- 23:55easy,
- 23:56and
- 23:56it's
- 23:56not
- 23:56always
- 23:57pretty.
- 23:57And
- 23:58especially,
- 23:59you
- 23:59know,
- 23:59this
- 23:59research
- 24:00was
- 24:00completed
- 24:01in
- 24:022022,
- 24:04right?
- 24:0529th,
- 24:052022
- 24:06looks
- 24:06different
- 24:07than
- 24:072025.
- 24:08Right.
- 24:08So
- 24:08today
- 24:09you
- 24:09need
- 24:09a
- 24:09strategic
- 24:10advocate
- 24:11to
- 24:11navigate
- 24:12these
- 24:12political
- 24:12pressures
- 24:13that's
- 24:13happening
- 24:13right
- 24:14now.
- 24:14No
- 24:14matter
- 24:15what
- 24:15side
- 24:15you
- 24:15sit
- 24:16on.
- 24:16Right.
- 24:17You
- 24:17have
- 24:17to
- 24:17protect
- 24:17your
- 24:18teachers
- 24:18from
- 24:18these
- 24:19political
- 24:19pressures.
- 24:20I
- 24:20don't
- 24:20care
- 24:20what
- 24:21side
- 24:21you
- 24:21sit
- 24:21on.
- 24:21A,
- 24:22B,
- 24:22C,
- 24:22D,
- 24:22e,
- 24:23whatever.
- 24:23Yeah,
- 24:242022,
- 24:25we
- 24:25were
- 24:25just
- 24:25coming
- 24:25out
- 24:25of
- 24:25the
- 24:25pandemic.
- 24:26We
- 24:26were
- 24:26returning
- 24:27to
- 24:27face
- 24:27to
- 24:27face.
- 24:27Some
- 24:28of
- 24:28them
- 24:28were,
- 24:28some
- 24:28of
- 24:28us.
- 24:29Were
- 24:29still
- 24:30different
- 24:30world,
- 24:31right?
- 24:32Everyone
- 24:33has
- 24:33a
- 24:33different.
- 24:34Wherever
- 24:34you
- 24:35come
- 24:35from,
- 24:36we
- 24:36have
- 24:36students
- 24:37in
- 24:37front
- 24:37of
- 24:37us.
- 24:38We
- 24:39must
- 24:39also
- 24:39think
- 24:39about
- 24:40the
- 24:40fact
- 24:40that
- 24:41our
- 24:41teachers
- 24:41are
- 24:42coming
- 24:42in
- 24:42with
- 24:42a
- 24:42different
- 24:43level
- 24:43of
- 24:43pedagogy
- 24:44and
- 24:44practice.
- 24:45And
- 24:45that's
- 24:45where
- 24:46the
- 24:46empathy
- 24:46comes
- 24:46in.
- 24:47Right?
- 24:47We
- 24:48have
- 24:48to
- 24:48really
- 24:48meet
- 24:49them
- 24:49where
- 24:49we
- 24:49are
- 24:49where
- 24:50they
- 24:50are.
- 24:50And
- 24:51if
- 24:51we're
- 24:51asked,
- 24:52we're
- 24:53asking
- 24:53of
- 24:54our
- 24:54teachers
- 24:54to
- 24:55do
- 24:55that
- 24:55with
- 24:55our
- 24:55students
- 24:57as
- 24:57educational
- 24:58leaders.
- 24:58We
- 24:58must
- 24:59in
- 24:59turn
- 24:59do
- 25:00that
- 25:00with
- 25:00the
- 25:01educators
- 25:02that
- 25:03we
- 25:03serve.
- 25:04And
- 25:05first
- 25:05of
- 25:05all,
- 25:05we
- 25:05have
- 25:05to
- 25:06see
- 25:06ourselves
- 25:06as
- 25:07servant
- 25:07leaders.
- 25:08So
- 25:08there
- 25:09is
- 25:09so
- 25:09much,
- 25:10Dr.
- 25:10Chandler,
- 25:11to
- 25:11your
- 25:11research
- 25:12that
- 25:12I'd
- 25:12love
- 25:12to
- 25:13take
- 25:13touch
- 25:13on
- 25:14that
- 25:14is
- 25:15far
- 25:15outside
- 25:16of
- 25:16our
- 25:1640
- 25:16minutes.
- 25:17So
- 25:17I
- 25:17am
- 25:17not
- 25:18going
- 25:18to
- 25:18monopolize
- 25:19the
- 25:19conversation
- 25:19because,
- 25:20you
- 25:20know,
- 25:20you
- 25:20and
- 25:21I
- 25:21could
- 25:21talk
- 25:21about
- 25:21this
- 25:22all
- 25:22day.
- 25:23You
- 25:23know,
- 25:23I'm
- 25:23a
- 25:24fan,
- 25:25but
- 25:25I
- 25:25think
- 25:25Mike,
- 25:26I,
- 25:26I
- 25:26heard
- 25:26Mike
- 25:27take
- 25:27a
- 25:27deep
- 25:27breath,
- 25:28so
- 25:28I
- 25:28know
- 25:28he's
- 25:28getting
- 25:29ready
- 25:29to
- 25:29start
- 25:29something.
- 25:32I'm
- 25:33surfaced.
- 25:36Thank
- 25:36you,
- 25:36Alicia.
- 25:37Dr.
- 25:38Chandra.
- 25:38This,
- 25:39this
- 25:39takes
- 25:39me
- 25:39back
- 25:40probably
- 25:41to
- 25:412017,
- 25:422018,
- 25:44where
- 25:44I
- 25:44was
- 25:45administrator
- 25:45in
- 25:46a
- 25:46predominantly
- 25:47white
- 25:47suburban
- 25:48district.
- 25:49And,
- 25:50you
- 25:51know,
- 25:51our
- 25:52efforts
- 25:53at
- 25:54diversifying
- 25:55our
- 25:55workforce
- 25:56were
- 25:56really
- 25:57just
- 26:00getting
- 26:00focused
- 26:01and
- 26:01beginning.
- 26:03And
- 26:05you
- 26:05know,
- 26:05to
- 26:05me,
- 26:06it
- 26:06wasn't
- 26:06the
- 26:06fact
- 26:07that,
- 26:07that
- 26:07there
- 26:07weren't
- 26:08qualified
- 26:08teachers
- 26:10who
- 26:11were
- 26:12black
- 26:13teachers.
- 26:14It
- 26:14was
- 26:15that
- 26:16the
- 26:16research
- 26:17was
- 26:17really
- 26:17clear.
- 26:19The
- 26:19pipeline,
- 26:21you
- 26:21know,
- 26:21where
- 26:22it
- 26:22existed
- 26:23across
- 26:23the
- 26:24nation,
- 26:26it
- 26:26had
- 26:27interest
- 26:28in
- 26:29several
- 26:30preparatory
- 26:31institutions
- 26:33from
- 26:33students
- 26:33of
- 26:34color,
- 26:35but
- 26:36the
- 26:36landing
- 26:36places
- 26:38where
- 26:38these
- 26:39certified
- 26:40new
- 26:40teachers
- 26:41were
- 26:42coming
- 26:42to
- 26:43were
- 26:44not
- 26:44hospitable
- 26:45spaces.
- 26:46And
- 26:46the
- 26:46research
- 26:47was
- 26:47so
- 26:48clear
- 26:48in
- 26:48this.
- 26:49And
- 26:49as
- 26:50I
- 26:50began
- 26:50to
- 26:51understand
- 26:52and
- 26:52grow
- 26:52an
- 26:53understanding
- 26:54of,
- 26:55you
- 26:55know,
- 26:56a
- 26:56professional
- 26:57network
- 26:57of
- 26:57colleagues,
- 26:59when
- 26:59I
- 27:00thought
- 27:00about
- 27:00our
- 27:01own
- 27:01school
- 27:01building
- 27:02and
- 27:02our
- 27:02school
- 27:02district,
- 27:03I
- 27:03thought,
- 27:05how
- 27:05would
- 27:05we
- 27:05do
- 27:06that
- 27:07with
- 27:07people
- 27:08who
- 27:08have
- 27:09any
- 27:09kind
- 27:10of
- 27:10lived
- 27:11experience
- 27:11in
- 27:12common?
- 27:12How
- 27:12would
- 27:12we
- 27:13do
- 27:13that?
- 27:14And
- 27:15we'd
- 27:15have
- 27:15to
- 27:16work
- 27:16outside
- 27:17of
- 27:18our
- 27:18institutions,
- 27:19outside
- 27:19of
- 27:20our
- 27:20district,
- 27:20to
- 27:21a
- 27:21larger
- 27:21network.
- 27:23But
- 27:23it
- 27:23also
- 27:24made
- 27:24me
- 27:25realize
- 27:26that
- 27:26inhabiting
- 27:27what
- 27:27was
- 27:28predominantly
- 27:29a
- 27:29culturally
- 27:29white
- 27:30space,
- 27:30if
- 27:31I'm
- 27:31not
- 27:31white,
- 27:32is.
- 27:33Is
- 27:33a
- 27:34daily
- 27:34practice
- 27:35in
- 27:35holding
- 27:36your
- 27:36breath.
- 27:37A
- 27:37daily
- 27:38practice
- 27:39in
- 27:39constant
- 27:41self
- 27:41conscious
- 27:42navigation
- 27:43of
- 27:44those
- 27:44spaces
- 27:46being
- 27:46ground
- 27:47down
- 27:48by
- 27:49all
- 27:49of
- 27:49the
- 27:50tacit
- 27:50and
- 27:51openly
- 27:52expressed
- 27:53biases
- 27:54that
- 27:54was
- 27:55nonstop.
- 27:56And
- 27:57when
- 27:58my
- 27:58colleagues
- 27:59took
- 27:59a
- 27:59look
- 27:59at
- 27:59this
- 27:59research,
- 28:01we
- 28:01realized
- 28:02that
- 28:03before
- 28:04we
- 28:04can
- 28:04begin
- 28:05making
- 28:05really
- 28:06targeted
- 28:08invitations
- 28:08to
- 28:09talented
- 28:09candidates,
- 28:11we
- 28:11had
- 28:11a
- 28:12lot
- 28:12of
- 28:12work
- 28:12to
- 28:13do
- 28:13in
- 28:14our
- 28:14own
- 28:14buildings.
- 28:15And
- 28:16that
- 28:16began
- 28:16our
- 28:17work
- 28:17on
- 28:18culturally
- 28:18responsive
- 28:20education
- 28:20and
- 28:21teaching
- 28:21and
- 28:22practice.
- 28:23And
- 28:23we
- 28:23were
- 28:24trying
- 28:24to
- 28:24put
- 28:25the
- 28:25cart
- 28:25before
- 28:25the
- 28:25horse.
- 28:27And
- 28:27I
- 28:28was
- 28:28desperate
- 28:29to
- 28:29learn
- 28:29about
- 28:30networks,
- 28:31professional
- 28:32and
- 28:32learning
- 28:33networks
- 28:33across
- 28:34the
- 28:34country
- 28:35for
- 28:37our
- 28:37black
- 28:38and
- 28:38brown
- 28:38educators
- 28:39and
- 28:40There
- 28:40would
- 28:40be
- 28:41these
- 28:41pockets
- 28:42of
- 28:42incredible
- 28:43programs
- 28:44in
- 28:44Chicago
- 28:45and
- 28:45other
- 28:46places
- 28:47and
- 28:47they
- 28:47relied
- 28:48on
- 28:48funding
- 28:48streams
- 28:49that
- 28:49were
- 28:49so
- 28:49unpredictable.
- 28:51And
- 28:52as
- 28:52soon
- 28:52as
- 28:52I'd
- 28:52click
- 28:53and
- 28:54initiate
- 28:54contact,
- 28:55I'd
- 28:56get
- 28:56messages
- 28:56back
- 28:57that
- 28:57unfortunately,
- 28:58this
- 28:58program
- 28:58is
- 28:59no
- 28:59longer
- 28:59gone.
- 29:00Yeah.
- 29:01And
- 29:01I
- 29:01was
- 29:02predating
- 29:03your
- 29:03work
- 29:03because
- 29:04I
- 29:05would
- 29:05have
- 29:05found
- 29:05you.
- 29:07I
- 29:07would
- 29:07have
- 29:07found
- 29:07you.
- 29:08But
- 29:09you
- 29:09know,
- 29:10just
- 29:10that
- 29:10that
- 29:11is
- 29:11how
- 29:12your
- 29:13work
- 29:13attaches
- 29:14to
- 29:14me
- 29:14and
- 29:15it's
- 29:15a
- 29:15slightly
- 29:15different
- 29:16spin
- 29:16from
- 29:17the
- 29:17urban
- 29:17educational
- 29:18setting
- 29:18to
- 29:18the
- 29:18suburban
- 29:19educational
- 29:19setting.
- 29:20I'm
- 29:20curious
- 29:21though,
- 29:21in
- 29:21your
- 29:21findings
- 29:23and
- 29:23in
- 29:23your
- 29:23experience
- 29:25that
- 29:25you
- 29:26know
- 29:26how,
- 29:26how
- 29:26much
- 29:27of
- 29:29you
- 29:29know
- 29:29how
- 29:29much
- 29:30of
- 29:30the
- 29:30differences
- 29:32disappear
- 29:33for
- 29:33those
- 29:34people
- 29:34who
- 29:34participate
- 29:35in
- 29:35your
- 29:35program,
- 29:35regardless
- 29:36of
- 29:36the
- 29:36urban
- 29:36setting,
- 29:36the
- 29:37suburb
- 29:37setting
- 29:37or
- 29:37how
- 29:37do
- 29:37they
- 29:38complicate.
- 29:40So
- 29:41first
- 29:41of
- 29:41all,
- 29:42kudos
- 29:42to
- 29:42you
- 29:43for
- 29:43even
- 29:44doing
- 29:44the
- 29:45work.
- 29:45The
- 29:46research,
- 29:47pulling
- 29:47back,
- 29:48looking,
- 29:48searching.
- 29:50The
- 29:50One
- 29:50Room
- 29:50schoolhouse
- 29:51is
- 29:52now
- 29:52becoming
- 29:52a
- 29:53nonprofit
- 29:54started
- 29:54by
- 29:55my
- 29:55daughter.
- 29:56It
- 29:57will
- 29:57be
- 29:57completely
- 29:58a
- 29:59virtual
- 29:59setting
- 30:00where
- 30:01the
- 30:01one
- 30:01room
- 30:01schoolhouse
- 30:02will
- 30:02operate
- 30:04and
- 30:04open
- 30:05to
- 30:05beyond
- 30:05urban.
- 30:07So
- 30:08yes,
- 30:08we
- 30:08are
- 30:09beginning
- 30:09that.
- 30:10We
- 30:11will
- 30:11do
- 30:11a
- 30:11one
- 30:11room
- 30:11schoolhouse
- 30:12for
- 30:12teachers,
- 30:13a
- 30:13one
- 30:13room
- 30:13schoolhouse
- 30:14for
- 30:14leaders,
- 30:15and
- 30:15then
- 30:15a
- 30:15one
- 30:15room
- 30:16schoolhouse
- 30:16for
- 30:16consultants
- 30:17because
- 30:18there
- 30:18is
- 30:18also
- 30:18a
- 30:18space
- 30:19where
- 30:20specifically
- 30:21black
- 30:21consultants
- 30:22feel
- 30:22a
- 30:22space
- 30:23where
- 30:24they
- 30:24don't
- 30:24always
- 30:24feel
- 30:25supported,
- 30:26which
- 30:26is
- 30:27a
- 30:27whole
- 30:27different
- 30:27level.
- 30:28But
- 30:29I
- 30:29will
- 30:30give
- 30:30her
- 30:30space
- 30:30to
- 30:31talk
- 30:31about
- 30:31her
- 30:31work
- 30:33at
- 30:34another
- 30:34time.
- 30:35But
- 30:36what
- 30:37was
- 30:37your
- 30:37question
- 30:37again?
- 30:38Because
- 30:38I
- 30:38got
- 30:39so
- 30:39worked
- 30:39up
- 30:39when
- 30:40you
- 30:41things
- 30:41you
- 30:41said.
- 30:42Because
- 30:42I
- 30:43wanted
- 30:43to
- 30:43give
- 30:43you
- 30:43your
- 30:44kudos
- 30:44for
- 30:44doing
- 30:44that.
- 30:45Well,
- 30:45thank
- 30:45you
- 30:46for
- 30:46that.
- 30:46But
- 30:47to
- 30:47me,
- 30:48as
- 30:48we
- 30:48all
- 30:48know,
- 30:49it's
- 30:49the
- 30:49necessary
- 30:50work.
- 30:51We
- 30:51all
- 30:51need
- 30:51to
- 30:51be
- 30:51digging
- 30:52into
- 30:52it.
- 30:52We
- 30:52all
- 30:52need
- 30:53to
- 30:53be
- 30:53doing
- 30:53it.
- 30:54I'm
- 30:55just
- 30:55going
- 30:55to
- 30:55say
- 30:55my
- 30:55only
- 30:56question
- 30:56at
- 30:56this
- 30:56point
- 30:57is
- 30:58I'm
- 30:58going
- 30:58to
- 30:58be
- 30:58getting
- 30:59in
- 30:59touch
- 30:59and
- 30:59how
- 30:59do
- 31:00I
- 31:00get
- 31:00in
- 31:00touch
- 31:00with
- 31:00your
- 31:00daughter
- 31:01and
- 31:01you
- 31:02because
- 31:03this
- 31:03is
- 31:03a
- 31:04really,
- 31:04really
- 31:04power
- 31:06and
- 31:06I
- 31:06want
- 31:06to
- 31:06make
- 31:06sure
- 31:07that
- 31:07I
- 31:07have
- 31:07the
- 31:07connection.
- 31:08So
- 31:08I
- 31:08absolutely.
- 31:09So
- 31:09right
- 31:09now
- 31:09we
- 31:10do
- 31:10have
- 31:10a
- 31:10landing
- 31:10space
- 31:11with
- 31:11contact
- 31:11information.
- 31:12We
- 31:12haven't
- 31:12built
- 31:13it
- 31:13out
- 31:13yet,
- 31:13but
- 31:13I
- 31:13will
- 31:14say
- 31:14it's
- 31:14one
- 31:14the
- 31:15number
- 31:15one
- 31:16rsh.org
- 31:19one
- 31:20room
- 31:20schoolhouse
- 31:21one
- 31:21rsh.org
- 31:23yes.
- 31:24And
- 31:24she's
- 31:24going
- 31:24to
- 31:24kill
- 31:24me
- 31:25for
- 31:25saying
- 31:25it
- 31:25because
- 31:25she's
- 31:26going
- 31:26to
- 31:26like
- 31:26mom,
- 31:26I
- 31:27didn't
- 31:27build
- 31:27it
- 31:27out
- 31:27yet.
- 31:29Putting
- 31:29it
- 31:29out
- 31:30there.
- 31:30Liv.
- 31:30Sorry.
- 31:33Well,
- 31:33that
- 31:33really
- 31:34leads
- 31:35to
- 31:35the
- 31:35question
- 31:35I
- 31:36was
- 31:36going
- 31:36to
- 31:36ask
- 31:36Kesha,
- 31:37which
- 31:37was
- 31:37around
- 31:38the
- 31:38resources
- 31:39that
- 31:40are
- 31:40available
- 31:41for
- 31:41those
- 31:41because
- 31:41what
- 31:42at
- 31:42least
- 31:43in
- 31:43our
- 31:43state,
- 31:43and
- 31:44I
- 31:44think
- 31:45in
- 31:45many
- 31:45states
- 31:46across
- 31:46the
- 31:46nation,
- 31:46as
- 31:47we're
- 31:47faced
- 31:47with
- 31:48shortage
- 31:49in
- 31:49educators
- 31:51where,
- 31:52you
- 31:52know,
- 31:52these
- 31:52programs
- 31:53like
- 31:53grow
- 31:53your
- 31:54own
- 31:54have
- 31:55been
- 31:55put
- 31:55into
- 31:56place.
- 31:56So
- 31:56we're
- 31:56really
- 31:57looking
- 31:57at
- 31:57how
- 31:58do
- 31:58we
- 31:58attract
- 32:01different
- 32:02people
- 32:02that
- 32:03maybe
- 32:03have
- 32:03taken
- 32:04a
- 32:04different
- 32:04path,
- 32:05haven't
- 32:06gone
- 32:06into
- 32:06education,
- 32:07but
- 32:07we
- 32:08want
- 32:08to
- 32:08draw
- 32:08them
- 32:09in
- 32:09what
- 32:09is,
- 32:10you
- 32:10know,
- 32:10so
- 32:11it
- 32:11really
- 32:12relies
- 32:13on
- 32:14the
- 32:14leaders.
- 32:15And
- 32:15I'm
- 32:15thinking
- 32:15about
- 32:16everything
- 32:16you
- 32:16said
- 32:17and
- 32:17this
- 32:17disheartening
- 32:19research
- 32:20around
- 32:21leaders
- 32:22not.
- 32:23Being.
- 32:25The
- 32:25people
- 32:26that
- 32:26support
- 32:28finding
- 32:28the.
- 32:29The
- 32:29educators
- 32:30not
- 32:30finding
- 32:30that
- 32:32in
- 32:33that
- 32:34person.
- 32:35So
- 32:36thinking
- 32:36about
- 32:37these
- 32:37programs
- 32:38that
- 32:38are,
- 32:38okay,
- 32:39we're
- 32:39going
- 32:39to
- 32:39grow
- 32:39our
- 32:40own,
- 32:41but
- 32:41that
- 32:42relies
- 32:42heavily
- 32:43on
- 32:44leadership
- 32:44to
- 32:45be
- 32:45able
- 32:45to.
- 32:46To
- 32:46build
- 32:46these
- 32:47support
- 32:47systems
- 32:49for
- 32:49our
- 32:49educators.
- 32:50So
- 32:52thinking
- 32:52about
- 32:53what,
- 32:53what
- 32:54do
- 32:54we
- 32:54offer,
- 32:55what
- 32:55do
- 32:55we
- 32:56encourage
- 32:57our.
- 32:59Our
- 32:59leaders.
- 32:59Our
- 33:00districts
- 33:00that
- 33:00are
- 33:01taking
- 33:01this
- 33:01approach
- 33:02are
- 33:02states,
- 33:02I
- 33:03mean,
- 33:03at
- 33:03state
- 33:03level
- 33:04that
- 33:04are
- 33:05really
- 33:05funding
- 33:07considerable
- 33:08amount
- 33:09of
- 33:09funds
- 33:10to
- 33:10be
- 33:10able
- 33:11to
- 33:11attract
- 33:12individuals
- 33:13to
- 33:13come
- 33:13into
- 33:14education
- 33:15and
- 33:15heavily
- 33:16those
- 33:17of
- 33:17color
- 33:18to
- 33:18be
- 33:19able
- 33:19to
- 33:19really.
- 33:19Build.
- 33:22The
- 33:22educational
- 33:24system
- 33:25that.
- 33:25Where
- 33:26the
- 33:26teachers
- 33:27look
- 33:27like
- 33:28the
- 33:28students
- 33:28and
- 33:29the
- 33:29significance
- 33:30and
- 33:30the
- 33:30importance
- 33:31of
- 33:31that.
- 33:32What
- 33:32do
- 33:32we
- 33:32say
- 33:33to
- 33:33them?
- 33:33Kesha.
- 33:36So
- 33:36there's
- 33:37been
- 33:37so
- 33:38many
- 33:40programs
- 33:41and
- 33:41focus
- 33:42on
- 33:43the
- 33:44recruitment,
- 33:45but
- 33:46not
- 33:46enough
- 33:46work
- 33:46on
- 33:47the
- 33:47retention.
- 33:48And
- 33:49kudos
- 33:50to
- 33:50Sharif
- 33:51El
- 33:51Meki
- 33:52in
- 33:52the
- 33:52center
- 33:52for
- 33:53Black.
- 33:54Oh,
- 33:55he's
- 33:56going
- 33:56to
- 33:56kill
- 33:56me.
- 33:56Oh,
- 33:57Sharif,
- 33:57I
- 33:57apologize.
- 33:58Center
- 33:58for
- 33:58black
- 33:58Education.
- 33:59He
- 34:00does
- 34:00a
- 34:00lot
- 34:01of
- 34:01work,
- 34:01amazing
- 34:02work
- 34:02around
- 34:04the
- 34:05recruitment
- 34:06of
- 34:06black
- 34:06educators
- 34:08and
- 34:08his
- 34:09campaign
- 34:09on
- 34:09we
- 34:09need
- 34:10black
- 34:10teachers.
- 34:11I
- 34:11would
- 34:11want
- 34:11to
- 34:12draw
- 34:12your
- 34:12attention
- 34:12to
- 34:13that.
- 34:14And
- 34:14he
- 34:14does
- 34:15a
- 34:15great
- 34:15job
- 34:15on
- 34:16both
- 34:16the
- 34:16recruitment
- 34:17and
- 34:18retention
- 34:18side
- 34:18and
- 34:19a
- 34:19program
- 34:19that
- 34:20I
- 34:20think
- 34:20states
- 34:22need
- 34:22to
- 34:22look
- 34:22at
- 34:23for
- 34:23that
- 34:23model.
- 34:24I
- 34:25want
- 34:25to
- 34:26heavily
- 34:27draw
- 34:27your
- 34:28attention
- 34:28to
- 34:28his
- 34:28program,
- 34:29but
- 34:30I
- 34:30think
- 34:30a
- 34:30lot
- 34:30of
- 34:31that
- 34:31funding
- 34:32that
- 34:32you
- 34:32speak
- 34:32of,
- 34:33Kathy,
- 34:33needs
- 34:34to
- 34:34transition
- 34:35to
- 34:36the
- 34:36retention.
- 34:38And
- 34:39on
- 34:40the
- 34:40support
- 34:40side,
- 34:41you
- 34:41know
- 34:42how
- 34:42we
- 34:42pour
- 34:42into
- 34:43year
- 34:43one,
- 34:45we
- 34:45need
- 34:45to
- 34:45also
- 34:45take
- 34:46some
- 34:46of
- 34:46that
- 34:46investment
- 34:47to
- 34:48year
- 34:48two,
- 34:49three
- 34:50and
- 34:51four
- 34:52and
- 34:52that
- 34:52year
- 34:52one
- 34:53support.
- 34:54We
- 34:55need
- 34:55to
- 34:56look
- 34:57at
- 34:57what
- 34:57that
- 34:58support
- 34:58model
- 34:59looks
- 34:59like
- 34:59beyond.
- 35:01Here's
- 35:01your
- 35:02ream
- 35:02of
- 35:02paper,
- 35:03here's
- 35:03where
- 35:03you
- 35:03get
- 35:04your
- 35:04pencils,
- 35:05here's
- 35:05where
- 35:05you
- 35:06park.
- 35:07Maybe
- 35:07not
- 35:07paying
- 35:08Our
- 35:08mentor
- 35:09teachers
- 35:091,500
- 35:10for
- 35:10the
- 35:10year
- 35:11and
- 35:11not
- 35:11really
- 35:12looking
- 35:12at
- 35:12what
- 35:12that
- 35:14mentor
- 35:14teacher
- 35:15is
- 35:15providing.
- 35:16How
- 35:16are
- 35:17we
- 35:17evaluating
- 35:17what
- 35:18that
- 35:18mentor
- 35:18teacher
- 35:19really
- 35:20did
- 35:21and
- 35:21where
- 35:22that
- 35:22teacher,
- 35:23what
- 35:23that
- 35:24relationship
- 35:24really,
- 35:25the
- 35:26value
- 35:26that
- 35:26it's
- 35:26really
- 35:27brought
- 35:27back
- 35:28to
- 35:28the
- 35:28district.
- 35:29Attrition
- 35:30cost
- 35:31the
- 35:31district
- 35:32approximately
- 35:3312,000
- 35:34per
- 35:35teacher.
- 35:36Let's
- 35:36start
- 35:37doing
- 35:37that
- 35:37math.
- 35:39We
- 35:39talk
- 35:39about
- 35:39humanizing
- 35:40the
- 35:41space
- 35:42for
- 35:42students,
- 35:43right?
- 35:45That's
- 35:45what
- 35:45this
- 35:45wheelhouse
- 35:46podcast
- 35:47is
- 35:47all
- 35:47about.
- 35:47It's
- 35:48a
- 35:48guiding
- 35:48principle.
- 35:49It's
- 35:49really
- 35:49important.
- 35:50What
- 35:51I
- 35:51hear
- 35:51as
- 35:51I'm
- 35:52listening
- 35:52to
- 35:52you
- 35:53is
- 35:53what
- 35:54I'm
- 35:54hearing
- 35:54you
- 35:54say
- 35:55is
- 35:56we
- 35:56need
- 35:57to
- 35:57humanize
- 35:58the
- 35:59space
- 36:00for
- 36:00our
- 36:01educators
- 36:01as
- 36:02well,
- 36:02particularly
- 36:04our
- 36:04educators
- 36:05of
- 36:06color.
- 36:06Yes.
- 36:08When
- 36:08you
- 36:08talk
- 36:08about
- 36:08the
- 36:09importance
- 36:09of
- 36:09Year
- 36:09one
- 36:10and
- 36:10also
- 36:11that
- 36:11we
- 36:11recognize
- 36:12the
- 36:12importance
- 36:12of
- 36:12year
- 36:13four,
- 36:13I
- 36:13just
- 36:13want
- 36:13to
- 36:13juxtapose
- 36:14my
- 36:15own
- 36:16early
- 36:16career
- 36:17as
- 36:17a
- 36:17Year
- 36:17four
- 36:17teacher.
- 36:18I
- 36:19had
- 36:19an
- 36:20instructional
- 36:20administrator,
- 36:21not
- 36:21a
- 36:22principal,
- 36:22advocating
- 36:23for
- 36:23me
- 36:24and
- 36:25finding
- 36:26a
- 36:26way
- 36:26to
- 36:27pay
- 36:27for
- 36:28three
- 36:28weeks
- 36:28of
- 36:29graduate
- 36:29work
- 36:31at
- 36:32University
- 36:32of
- 36:32New
- 36:33Hampshire,
- 36:33where
- 36:33I
- 36:33was
- 36:33studying
- 36:34with
- 36:34the
- 36:35authors
- 36:36that
- 36:37I
- 36:37was
- 36:37reading
- 36:39that
- 36:39were
- 36:39informing
- 36:40my
- 36:40practice
- 36:41as
- 36:41a
- 36:41teacher
- 36:41of
- 36:42writing.
- 36:43Donald
- 36:44Murray
- 36:44and
- 36:45Donald
- 36:45Graves
- 36:46and
- 36:47just
- 36:47so
- 36:48many
- 36:48other
- 36:48incredible.
- 36:50Bonnie
- 36:50Sunstein,
- 36:51incredible
- 36:51people
- 36:52who
- 36:52I
- 36:52had
- 36:52been
- 36:52reading.
- 36:53That
- 36:53was
- 36:53my
- 36:54Year
- 36:54four.
- 36:55And
- 36:56what
- 36:56that
- 36:56did
- 36:57for
- 36:57me
- 36:58as
- 36:58a
- 36:58teacher
- 36:58of
- 36:59writing
- 36:59is
- 37:00infinite.
- 37:02And
- 37:02the
- 37:03payoff
- 37:03for
- 37:04every
- 37:05child
- 37:05I
- 37:05got
- 37:06to
- 37:06learn
- 37:06with
- 37:06from
- 37:06that
- 37:07point
- 37:07forward
- 37:08was
- 37:08infinite.
- 37:10And
- 37:11I
- 37:11know
- 37:11that
- 37:12we
- 37:12no
- 37:12longer
- 37:13have
- 37:13that
- 37:13kind
- 37:14of
- 37:14departmental
- 37:15instructional
- 37:16administrator
- 37:17in
- 37:17most
- 37:17school
- 37:17buildings
- 37:19to
- 37:19be
- 37:19able
- 37:19to
- 37:19provide
- 37:20that
- 37:20close
- 37:20oversight
- 37:21and
- 37:21that
- 37:22shepherding.
- 37:23But
- 37:23we
- 37:23did
- 37:24once
- 37:25and
- 37:25it
- 37:26worked
- 37:26for
- 37:26this
- 37:27white
- 37:28educator.
- 37:29And
- 37:30I
- 37:30can
- 37:31only
- 37:31imagine
- 37:32the
- 37:32infinite
- 37:33potential
- 37:34of
- 37:34that
- 37:34kind
- 37:35of
- 37:35close
- 37:36advocacy
- 37:37for
- 37:37our
- 37:38newest
- 37:38black
- 37:39educators
- 37:40in
- 37:40ways
- 37:41that
- 37:41are
- 37:41meaningful
- 37:42and
- 37:42expansive
- 37:43and
- 37:43explosive
- 37:44and
- 37:45infinite
- 37:45for
- 37:45them.
- 37:47But
- 37:47we're
- 37:48making
- 37:48this
- 37:48argument
- 37:49in
- 37:49a
- 37:49time
- 37:50where
- 37:51we're
- 37:51struggling
- 37:51to
- 37:52cover
- 37:52classrooms
- 37:52with
- 37:53bodies.
- 37:54And
- 37:54it's
- 37:54all
- 37:55just
- 37:55this
- 37:56perfect
- 37:56storm,
- 37:57this
- 37:57confluence
- 37:58of
- 37:59systemic
- 38:00under
- 38:00resourcing,
- 38:01historic
- 38:02and
- 38:03purposeful
- 38:03under
- 38:04resourcing,
- 38:05combined
- 38:06with.
- 38:07And
- 38:08I'm
- 38:08talking
- 38:08about
- 38:09the
- 38:09systemic
- 38:10racism
- 38:10of
- 38:12an
- 38:12educational
- 38:13system
- 38:13that
- 38:14was
- 38:14designed
- 38:15to
- 38:15ensure
- 38:16learning,
- 38:16poverty
- 38:18and
- 38:18deny
- 38:18cognitive
- 38:19justice,
- 38:19to
- 38:19borrow
- 38:20words
- 38:20from
- 38:20Zaretta
- 38:21Hammond.
- 38:22And
- 38:22now
- 38:23we're
- 38:24in
- 38:24a
- 38:24space
- 38:25where
- 38:26it
- 38:26doesn't
- 38:27matter
- 38:27what
- 38:28zip
- 38:28code
- 38:28your
- 38:29school
- 38:29district
- 38:30is
- 38:30in.
- 38:30It's
- 38:30going
- 38:31to
- 38:31experience
- 38:32scarcity.
- 38:34And
- 38:34the
- 38:34human
- 38:34beings
- 38:35who
- 38:35continue
- 38:35to
- 38:35come
- 38:36to
- 38:36the
- 38:36project
- 38:36are
- 38:36going
- 38:37to
- 38:37be
- 38:37spread
- 38:37thinner
- 38:38than
- 38:38it
- 38:39works.
- 38:40But
- 38:41the
- 38:41same
- 38:41level
- 38:42of
- 38:43intention
- 38:43and
- 38:44follow
- 38:44through
- 38:44in
- 38:45care
- 38:45for
- 38:46our
- 38:46newest
- 38:47staff
- 38:47members
- 38:48isn't
- 38:48going
- 38:49away.
- 38:50We
- 38:50have
- 38:50to
- 38:51find
- 38:51a
- 38:51way.
- 38:51We
- 38:52have
- 38:52to.
- 38:52And
- 38:53it's
- 38:53not
- 38:53just
- 38:53year
- 38:53one.
- 38:54You're
- 38:54so
- 38:54right.
- 38:56We
- 38:56also
- 38:56have
- 38:57to
- 38:57consider
- 38:57the
- 38:58impact
- 38:58on
- 38:58students.
- 39:00Last
- 39:00season
- 39:01we
- 39:01focused
- 39:01on
- 39:02are
- 39:03we
- 39:03cultivating
- 39:03hope
- 39:04or
- 39:04are
- 39:04we
- 39:04killing
- 39:05dreams?
- 39:06And
- 39:07when
- 39:07we're.
- 39:08I'm
- 39:08a
- 39:09higher
- 39:09ed
- 39:09profession
- 39:11and
- 39:11I'm
- 39:12a
- 39:12professor
- 39:12of
- 39:12Africana
- 39:13studies
- 39:14and
- 39:14I
- 39:14teach
- 39:14a
- 39:15junior
- 39:15senior
- 39:16elective
- 39:17course.
- 39:19And
- 39:20when
- 39:21I'm
- 39:21sitting
- 39:21in
- 39:21a
- 39:22classroom
- 39:23filled
- 39:24with
- 39:24mostly
- 39:25black
- 39:25and
- 39:25brown
- 39:26students
- 39:27and
- 39:27I
- 39:27Ask
- 39:28them
- 39:28on
- 39:28the
- 39:29first
- 39:29day
- 39:29of
- 39:29class
- 39:30in
- 39:30the
- 39:30fall
- 39:30semester,
- 39:32okay,
- 39:32why
- 39:32did
- 39:33you
- 39:33take
- 39:33this
- 39:33course?
- 39:35And
- 39:35the
- 39:35majority
- 39:36of
- 39:36them
- 39:36say,
- 39:37Dr.
- 39:38Monroe.
- 39:38Well,
- 39:38we
- 39:39want
- 39:39to
- 39:39take
- 39:39it
- 39:39because
- 39:40of
- 39:40the
- 39:40content
- 39:40and
- 39:41we
- 39:41heard
- 39:41about
- 39:41you,
- 39:42but
- 39:42we
- 39:43also
- 39:43wanted
- 39:44to
- 39:44have
- 39:44the
- 39:44experience
- 39:45having
- 39:45the
- 39:46first
- 39:46black
- 39:46teacher
- 39:47we've
- 39:47ever
- 39:47had.
- 39:48So
- 39:48let's,
- 39:49let's,
- 39:50you
- 39:50know,
- 39:50I'm
- 39:50the
- 39:51truth.
- 39:51And
- 39:51let's
- 39:52realistically
- 39:53say
- 39:53that
- 39:53there
- 39:54is.
- 39:55Now,
- 39:55you
- 39:55know
- 39:56why
- 39:56I'm
- 39:56a
- 39:56fan
- 39:57of
- 39:57the
- 39:57one
- 39:57room
- 39:58schoolhouse.
- 39:58Because
- 39:59this
- 39:59is
- 39:59my
- 39:59reality.
- 40:01Right.
- 40:01This
- 40:02is
- 40:02the
- 40:02reality
- 40:03of
- 40:04students.
- 40:05And
- 40:05I
- 40:05only
- 40:06have
- 40:06limited
- 40:07space
- 40:07in
- 40:07my
- 40:07course
- 40:08and
- 40:08I
- 40:08only
- 40:08teach
- 40:09it
- 40:09one
- 40:09semester.
- 40:11Right.
- 40:11At
- 40:12least
- 40:12having,
- 40:13you
- 40:14know,
- 40:14at
- 40:14least
- 40:1430
- 40:15students
- 40:15because
- 40:16I
- 40:16have
- 40:16to
- 40:16sign
- 40:16them
- 40:17in.
- 40:17Right.
- 40:18So
- 40:18it's
- 40:18packed
- 40:18in
- 40:18the
- 40:19class
- 40:19because
- 40:20they
- 40:20want
- 40:20to
- 40:20have
- 40:21that
- 40:21first
- 40:22experience.
- 40:23And
- 40:24you're
- 40:24across
- 40:24the
- 40:25bridge
- 40:25from
- 40:25Philadelphia,
- 40:26which
- 40:26people
- 40:26assume.
- 40:28They
- 40:28assume
- 40:29because
- 40:30it's
- 40:30an
- 40:30urban
- 40:31city,
- 40:31you're
- 40:32going
- 40:32to
- 40:32have
- 40:32all
- 40:32black
- 40:33teachers,
- 40:33which
- 40:33is
- 40:34not
- 40:34the
- 40:34case.
- 40:35That
- 40:35is
- 40:35not
- 40:36the
- 40:36case.
- 40:37Right.
- 40:37And
- 40:38think
- 40:38about
- 40:39the
- 40:39experience.
- 40:39I'm
- 40:39glad
- 40:40I
- 40:40was
- 40:40a.
- 40:40I'm
- 40:41a
- 40:41New
- 40:41York
- 40:41product
- 40:41of
- 40:42New
- 40:42York
- 40:42City
- 40:42public
- 40:43schools.
- 40:44So
- 40:46I
- 40:46was
- 40:46rocking
- 40:47with
- 40:47the
- 40:47black
- 40:47and
- 40:48brown
- 40:48teachers.
- 40:49Thank
- 40:49God
- 40:49for
- 40:49that
- 40:50because
- 40:51that
- 40:51was
- 40:51an
- 40:51identity
- 40:52piece.
- 40:53They
- 40:53cultivated
- 40:54hope
- 40:54in
- 40:54me.
- 40:55You're
- 40:55waiting
- 40:56for
- 40:57the
- 40:58child's
- 40:5813th,
- 40:5914th,
- 41:0015th
- 41:00year
- 41:00in
- 41:01education
- 41:01to
- 41:01have
- 41:02their
- 41:02first
- 41:02touch
- 41:04with
- 41:04someone
- 41:05who
- 41:05they
- 41:05could
- 41:05identify
- 41:06with.
- 41:07Right.
- 41:08Someone
- 41:08who
- 41:08they
- 41:09say
- 41:09they
- 41:09can
- 41:09be.
- 41:11Someone
- 41:12who
- 41:12can
- 41:12process
- 41:13their
- 41:13experience.
- 41:15Not
- 41:16that
- 41:16others
- 41:16can't,
- 41:17but
- 41:18there
- 41:18is
- 41:18a
- 41:18commonality
- 41:19there.
- 41:21We
- 41:21have
- 41:21to
- 41:21think
- 41:22about,
- 41:22are
- 41:23we
- 41:23really
- 41:23cultivating
- 41:24hope
- 41:25or
- 41:26are
- 41:26we
- 41:26killing
- 41:26dreams?
- 41:27So
- 41:28let's.
- 41:30We
- 41:31know
- 41:31that
- 41:31there's
- 41:31a
- 41:32shortage
- 41:33of
- 41:34teachers
- 41:35of
- 41:35color.
- 41:36We
- 41:37know
- 41:37that.
- 41:37I
- 41:37mean,
- 41:38that's
- 41:38real.
- 41:39We
- 41:40know
- 41:40there
- 41:40are
- 41:40shortages
- 41:41of
- 41:41other
- 41:41teachers
- 41:42and
- 41:43other
- 41:43leaders
- 41:43who
- 41:44identify
- 41:45in
- 41:45ways
- 41:46other
- 41:46than
- 41:49white
- 41:50cis,
- 41:50whatever,
- 41:51however,
- 41:52whatever
- 41:52identities
- 41:53we
- 41:53want
- 41:53to
- 41:53talk
- 41:53about.
- 41:54But
- 41:56we
- 41:56know
- 41:56that
- 41:57those
- 41:57folks
- 41:58are
- 41:59few
- 41:59and
- 42:00far
- 42:00between
- 42:01in
- 42:02a
- 42:02lot
- 42:02of
- 42:02places.
- 42:03And
- 42:03I
- 42:03think
- 42:03that
- 42:04makes.
- 42:04And
- 42:05then
- 42:06look
- 42:06at
- 42:06my
- 42:06calendar
- 42:08and
- 42:08I
- 42:09see
- 42:092025.
- 42:11And
- 42:11Kesha
- 42:12talked
- 42:12about
- 42:12how
- 42:13very
- 42:13different
- 42:14the
- 42:14reality
- 42:15of
- 42:152025
- 42:16is
- 42:16from
- 42:16when
- 42:17she
- 42:17initially
- 42:17did
- 42:18this
- 42:18research
- 42:18in
- 42:19the
- 42:19one
- 42:19room
- 42:19schoolhouse
- 42:20back
- 42:20in
- 42:202022.
- 42:23It's
- 42:23almost
- 42:23like
- 42:23a
- 42:24different
- 42:24world
- 42:25that
- 42:25we
- 42:25live
- 42:26in
- 42:26in
- 42:272025.
- 42:28So
- 42:29my
- 42:29question
- 42:30for
- 42:30Kesha
- 42:31and
- 42:31for
- 42:31all
- 42:31of
- 42:31us
- 42:31is
- 42:32to
- 42:32think
- 42:32about.
- 42:33We
- 42:33need
- 42:33to.
- 42:35Absolutely.
- 42:36We
- 42:36need
- 42:36to
- 42:36continue
- 42:36to
- 42:37recruit.
- 42:37We
- 42:38need
- 42:38to
- 42:38recruit,
- 42:38recruit,
- 42:38recruit.
- 42:39And
- 42:39we
- 42:39need
- 42:40to
- 42:40think
- 42:40about
- 42:41the
- 42:41environments
- 42:42that
- 42:42we're
- 42:42recruiting
- 42:42them
- 42:42into.
- 42:43Totally.
- 42:43Right.
- 42:44That's
- 42:44absolutely
- 42:45part
- 42:45of
- 42:45the
- 42:45Work.
- 42:46But
- 42:46we
- 42:46also
- 42:46have
- 42:47to
- 42:47keep.
- 42:48It's
- 42:49September,
- 42:50so
- 42:50we
- 42:50have
- 42:51new
- 42:52teachers
- 42:52of
- 42:52color
- 42:53who've
- 42:53been
- 42:53hired,
- 42:54who
- 42:54are
- 42:54just
- 42:54starting.
- 42:55We've
- 42:55got
- 42:55teachers
- 42:56of
- 42:56color
- 42:56who
- 42:56are
- 42:57just.
- 42:57Who've
- 42:57been
- 42:57in
- 42:57there,
- 42:57who
- 42:58are
- 42:58in
- 42:58year
- 42:58two,
- 42:58three
- 42:58or
- 42:59four
- 42:59or
- 42:59five
- 43:00or
- 43:00longer
- 43:01who
- 43:01are
- 43:01starting
- 43:01another
- 43:02school
- 43:02year.
- 43:03Right?
- 43:03So
- 43:04I
- 43:04want
- 43:04to
- 43:04ask
- 43:05Kesha,
- 43:05would
- 43:06you
- 43:06think
- 43:06about
- 43:07this
- 43:08metaphorical
- 43:08room
- 43:10where
- 43:10these
- 43:10teachers
- 43:11feel
- 43:12supported,
- 43:13empowered,
- 43:15in
- 43:15all
- 43:15those
- 43:16things
- 43:16that
- 43:16you
- 43:16talk
- 43:16about,
- 43:17if
- 43:17we
- 43:17were
- 43:17to
- 43:17do
- 43:17that,
- 43:18what
- 43:18do
- 43:18we
- 43:18need
- 43:18to
- 43:19do,
- 43:19Kesha,
- 43:21So
- 43:21that
- 43:21they
- 43:21feel
- 43:22those
- 43:22things,
- 43:23right?
- 43:23So
- 43:24that
- 43:24we
- 43:24think
- 43:24as
- 43:25we
- 43:25focus
- 43:25on.
- 43:25If
- 43:26I'm
- 43:26a
- 43:26leader
- 43:26today
- 43:26and
- 43:27I
- 43:27have,
- 43:28whether
- 43:29I'm
- 43:29urban
- 43:29or
- 43:29suburban,
- 43:30it
- 43:30doesn't
- 43:30matter,
- 43:30and
- 43:31I
- 43:31have
- 43:31teachers
- 43:32of
- 43:32color
- 43:32in
- 43:32my
- 43:32building,
- 43:34whether
- 43:34there
- 43:35are
- 43:35a
- 43:35lot
- 43:35of
- 43:35them
- 43:35or
- 43:36whether
- 43:36just
- 43:36one,
- 43:37right?
- 43:38What
- 43:38do
- 43:38I
- 43:38do?
- 43:39What
- 43:39do
- 43:39I
- 43:40do?
- 43:40Especially
- 43:41if
- 43:41I'm
- 43:41a
- 43:41white
- 43:42principal,
- 43:43what
- 43:44do
- 43:44I
- 43:44do
- 43:44to
- 43:44make
- 43:45sure
- 43:45they
- 43:45feel
- 43:46seen,
- 43:46heard,
- 43:47supported,
- 43:48empowered
- 43:50so
- 43:50they
- 43:50can
- 43:51do
- 43:51the
- 43:51great
- 43:51work
- 43:51that
- 43:51we
- 43:52hired
- 43:52them
- 43:52to
- 43:52do?
- 43:53Well,
- 43:53first
- 43:54we
- 43:54need
- 43:55to
- 43:55model
- 43:55authentic
- 43:56care.
- 43:57You
- 43:58just
- 43:58talked
- 43:58about
- 43:59not
- 43:59killing
- 43:59their
- 44:00dream.
- 44:00Well,
- 44:01first
- 44:01we
- 44:01have
- 44:01to
- 44:02model
- 44:02what
- 44:02that
- 44:02looks
- 44:03like,
- 44:03authentically.
- 44:04Check
- 44:05in
- 44:05on
- 44:05their
- 44:05well
- 44:06being,
- 44:07not
- 44:07just
- 44:07their
- 44:07classroom
- 44:08performance.
- 44:10Connect
- 44:10them
- 44:10to
- 44:11broader
- 44:11networks.
- 44:131rsh.org
- 44:16eventually
- 44:17it's
- 44:18going
- 44:18to
- 44:18kick
- 44:18off.
- 44:18Olivia,
- 44:19don't
- 44:19kill
- 44:19me.
- 44:20You'll
- 44:21have
- 44:21something
- 44:21besides
- 44:21a
- 44:22landing
- 44:22page.
- 44:22Right,
- 44:23right,
- 44:23right.
- 44:24Link
- 44:24them
- 44:24with
- 44:24supportive
- 44:25professional
- 44:26communities
- 44:26beyond
- 44:27their
- 44:27immediate
- 44:28school
- 44:28because
- 44:29again,
- 44:30things
- 44:30will
- 44:30start
- 44:31to
- 44:31be
- 44:31attacked,
- 44:32right?
- 44:32So
- 44:33we
- 44:33have
- 44:33to
- 44:33find
- 44:33underground
- 44:34networks.
- 44:36And
- 44:36again,
- 44:38safe
- 44:38spaces
- 44:39are
- 44:39going
- 44:40to
- 44:40be
- 44:40extremely
- 44:41important.
- 44:42People
- 44:42need
- 44:43places
- 44:43to
- 44:44commune,
- 44:46share
- 44:47practical
- 44:47navigation
- 44:48strategies,
- 44:49help
- 44:49them
- 44:49understand
- 44:50how
- 44:50to
- 44:50maintain
- 44:51their
- 44:51own
- 44:51values.
- 44:52Maintaining
- 44:53your
- 44:53own
- 44:53values,
- 44:55I
- 44:56have
- 44:56found,
- 44:57is
- 44:57what's
- 44:57getting
- 44:58me
- 44:58through
- 44:59all
- 44:59of
- 44:59this
- 44:59craziness
- 45:00in
- 45:00the
- 45:01world.
- 45:01When
- 45:02you
- 45:02are
- 45:02grounded
- 45:03in
- 45:03your
- 45:03own
- 45:03values,
- 45:04you
- 45:05understand
- 45:06and
- 45:06keep
- 45:07your
- 45:07sanity
- 45:08in
- 45:08this
- 45:08craziness.
- 45:10Understand
- 45:10that
- 45:11I
- 45:11live
- 45:12in
- 45:12the
- 45:12Washington,
- 45:13D.C.
- 45:13area
- 45:15and
- 45:15I
- 45:15wake
- 45:16up
- 45:16sane
- 45:17every
- 45:17morning.
- 45:19I'll
- 45:19leave
- 45:19it
- 45:19right
- 45:19there.
- 45:21It's
- 45:22essential
- 45:22right
- 45:23now
- 45:23to
- 45:24provide
- 45:24political
- 45:25air
- 45:26cover.
- 45:26And
- 45:27what
- 45:27that
- 45:27means
- 45:28is
- 45:28if
- 45:28you're
- 45:28more
- 45:28experienced,
- 45:30you
- 45:30have
- 45:30to
- 45:30shield
- 45:31these
- 45:31newer
- 45:31teachers
- 45:32from
- 45:32the
- 45:33unnecessary
- 45:34political
- 45:34stress.
- 45:35Whether
- 45:36a
- 45:36parent's
- 45:36coming
- 45:37in
- 45:37hollering,
- 45:37right?
- 45:38They
- 45:38still
- 45:38have
- 45:38to
- 45:39build
- 45:39their
- 45:39own
- 45:40practice
- 45:41among
- 45:42all
- 45:42of
- 45:42this
- 45:42chaos.
- 45:44So
- 45:44you
- 45:44need
- 45:45to
- 45:45shield
- 45:45them
- 45:45from
- 45:46the
- 45:46unnecessary
- 45:46mess.
- 45:47Why
- 45:47would
- 45:47you
- 45:47let
- 45:48a
- 45:48parent
- 45:48come
- 45:48down
- 45:49to
- 45:49that
- 45:49room?
- 45:49So
- 45:49screaming
- 45:50and
- 45:50carrying
- 45:51on,
- 45:51or
- 45:51the
- 45:51community
- 45:53noise,
- 45:53right?
- 45:54You
- 45:54have
- 45:54to
- 45:55shield
- 45:55them
- 45:56from
- 45:56the
- 45:56stress
- 45:57of
- 45:57all
- 45:57of
- 45:57the
- 45:58chaos.
- 45:59So
- 45:59provide
- 46:00that
- 46:00air
- 46:00covering
- 46:01as
- 46:01much
- 46:01as
- 46:02possible.
- 46:04Or
- 46:06co
- 46:06create
- 46:07a
- 46:07safe
- 46:07space
- 46:08with
- 46:08them,
- 46:09or
- 46:09co
- 46:09lead
- 46:10a
- 46:10meeting
- 46:10with
- 46:10them
- 46:11or
- 46:13send
- 46:14them
- 46:14in
- 46:14with
- 46:15another
- 46:15teacher
- 46:16that
- 46:17can
- 46:17help
- 46:17them
- 46:18do
- 46:18that.
- 46:19Advocate
- 46:20strategically,
- 46:20share
- 46:21resources
- 46:23with
- 46:23them,
- 46:24speak
- 46:24up
- 46:24for
- 46:24teachers
- 46:25in
- 46:25the
- 46:25leadership
- 46:25meetings
- 46:26through
- 46:26informal
- 46:27channels
- 46:28when
- 46:29these
- 46:29professional
- 46:30learning
- 46:31opportunities
- 46:31may
- 46:31be
- 46:32limited
- 46:32or
- 46:32funding's
- 46:33being
- 46:33slashed
- 46:34or
- 46:35reintroduced
- 46:36or
- 46:36reallocated
- 46:37or
- 46:37all
- 46:38the
- 46:38things
- 46:38that
- 46:38are
- 46:38happening.
- 46:39So
- 46:40those
- 46:40are
- 46:40just
- 46:40some
- 46:40quick
- 46:43strategies
- 46:43or
- 46:43wins
- 46:44or.
- 46:45So
- 46:45I
- 46:46was
- 46:46listening
- 46:46to
- 46:46you,
- 46:47to
- 46:47your
- 46:48genius,
- 46:48right?
- 46:48And
- 46:49I
- 46:49was
- 46:49also
- 46:49thinking
- 46:49about
- 46:51many
- 46:51of
- 46:51the
- 46:51people
- 46:51that
- 46:52I
- 46:52work
- 46:52with,
- 46:53that
- 46:53I
- 46:53coach,
- 46:53that
- 46:53are
- 46:54leaders
- 46:54that
- 46:54are,
- 46:54you
- 46:55know,
- 46:55the
- 46:55school
- 46:55year
- 46:56started,
- 46:56they're
- 46:57starting
- 46:57to
- 46:57work,
- 46:57they're
- 46:58starting
- 46:58to
- 46:58worry
- 46:58about
- 46:59classroom
- 47:00observations,
- 47:01evaluations,
- 47:03walkthroughs,
- 47:04you
- 47:05know,
- 47:05comments
- 47:05that
- 47:06they're
- 47:06going
- 47:06to
- 47:06make
- 47:07about
- 47:07what
- 47:07they
- 47:08see
- 47:08in
- 47:08classrooms.
- 47:08And
- 47:09those
- 47:09are
- 47:09all.
- 47:10Well,
- 47:10I
- 47:10wouldn't
- 47:10say
- 47:10all
- 47:10of
- 47:11those
- 47:11because
- 47:11I'm
- 47:11not
- 47:11an
- 47:11evaluation
- 47:12fan,
- 47:13right?
- 47:13So
- 47:13I'm
- 47:14like,
- 47:14yeah,
- 47:15right.
- 47:15So
- 47:15yes,
- 47:15being
- 47:16in
- 47:16classrooms
- 47:16is
- 47:17important
- 47:17with
- 47:18the
- 47:18right
- 47:18mindset,
- 47:19right?
- 47:19But
- 47:20I
- 47:20was
- 47:20like,
- 47:20before
- 47:21you
- 47:21go
- 47:21into
- 47:21a
- 47:22teacher's
- 47:22classroom,
- 47:24whether
- 47:24you're
- 47:24going
- 47:25there
- 47:25to
- 47:25help
- 47:25or
- 47:25you're
- 47:26going
- 47:26there
- 47:26to,
- 47:26you
- 47:26know,
- 47:27unfortunately,
- 47:28you
- 47:28know,
- 47:29check
- 47:29off
- 47:29a
- 47:29checklist
- 47:30and
- 47:31do
- 47:31something
- 47:31like
- 47:31that,
- 47:32get
- 47:33to
- 47:33know
- 47:34your
- 47:34teacher,
- 47:36right?
- 47:37Build
- 47:38the
- 47:38authentic
- 47:39relationship
- 47:40so
- 47:41that
- 47:41when
- 47:41that
- 47:41person
- 47:42comes
- 47:42in,
- 47:43they're,
- 47:44as
- 47:44Terri
- 47:44Perez
- 47:45says,
- 47:45they're
- 47:45a
- 47:45friendor
- 47:48friendor
- 47:48is.
- 47:48Such
- 47:49an
- 47:49important
- 47:49word.
- 47:50And
- 47:50I
- 47:50love,
- 47:50love,
- 47:51love
- 47:51that
- 47:51Terri
- 47:52has
- 47:52introduced
- 47:52us
- 47:52to
- 47:53that
- 47:53word.
- 47:54Because
- 47:56here's
- 47:57my
- 47:57suggestion
- 47:57to
- 47:58you.
- 47:58Would
- 47:58you
- 47:58rather
- 47:59that
- 47:59teacher
- 48:00in
- 48:00your
- 48:00building
- 48:01or
- 48:04in
- 48:04the
- 48:04job
- 48:05line?
- 48:06Because
- 48:07people
- 48:07assume
- 48:08that,
- 48:08you
- 48:08know,
- 48:09while
- 48:09these
- 48:10people
- 48:10want,
- 48:10they
- 48:11want
- 48:11to
- 48:11be
- 48:11here,
- 48:12you
- 48:12know,
- 48:12it's
- 48:12hard
- 48:12to
- 48:12find
- 48:13a
- 48:13job
- 48:14and
- 48:14right
- 48:15now
- 48:15the
- 48:15job
- 48:15market
- 48:15is
- 48:16challenging.
- 48:16But
- 48:16I
- 48:16promise
- 48:17you,
- 48:18what
- 48:18I
- 48:18do
- 48:19know
- 48:19about
- 48:19Generation
- 48:19Z,
- 48:20they
- 48:20will
- 48:20get
- 48:20up
- 48:20and
- 48:21leave.
- 48:21That's
- 48:22what
- 48:22I
- 48:22do
- 48:22know.
- 48:23They
- 48:23are
- 48:23all
- 48:23about
- 48:24protecting
- 48:24themselves
- 48:26and
- 48:26that
- 48:27that's
- 48:27what
- 48:27they
- 48:27are
- 48:27teaching
- 48:28the
- 48:28rest
- 48:28of
- 48:28us.
- 48:30So
- 48:30say
- 48:30that
- 48:30again
- 48:31because
- 48:31I
- 48:31think
- 48:31if
- 48:31you're
- 48:31a
- 48:32leader
- 48:32listening
- 48:32to
- 48:33this
- 48:33podcast
- 48:33today,
- 48:34I
- 48:35think
- 48:35that
- 48:35you
- 48:35need
- 48:35to
- 48:36really
- 48:36hear
- 48:36that
- 48:36and
- 48:37internalize
- 48:38that
- 48:38comment.
- 48:38Could
- 48:39you
- 48:39repeat
- 48:39that,
- 48:39Dr.
- 48:40Keith?
- 48:40Absolutely.
- 48:41This
- 48:41Generation
- 48:42Z
- 48:42and
- 48:43what
- 48:43they
- 48:43are
- 48:43teaching
- 48:43the
- 48:44rest
- 48:44of
- 48:44us,
- 48:45Me,
- 48:45Keisha,
- 48:46what
- 48:46I
- 48:46have
- 48:47learned
- 48:48from
- 48:48Generation
- 48:49Z,
- 48:49from
- 48:50my
- 48:50own
- 48:50child
- 48:51who
- 48:51got
- 48:52up
- 48:52and
- 48:52left,
- 48:53they
- 48:53are
- 48:54about
- 48:54protecting
- 48:55themselves
- 48:57and
- 48:57they
- 48:58will
- 48:58get
- 48:58up
- 48:58and
- 48:58leave
- 48:59to
- 48:59do
- 48:59that.
- 48:59They
- 48:59care
- 49:00about
- 49:00their
- 49:00well
- 49:00being.
- 49:01They
- 49:01care
- 49:01about
- 49:02their
- 49:02emotional
- 49:02health,
- 49:03although
- 49:05they
- 49:05want
- 49:06us
- 49:06to
- 49:06eliminate
- 49:07social
- 49:07emotional
- 49:08learning.
- 49:09They
- 49:09are
- 49:10the
- 49:10kings,
- 49:11queens,
- 49:12the
- 49:12rulers
- 49:13of
- 49:13protecting
- 49:14themselves,
- 49:15their
- 49:15own
- 49:15well
- 49:16being.
- 49:16Their
- 49:16own
- 49:17mental
- 49:17health.
- 49:18And
- 49:18in
- 49:18order
- 49:19to
- 49:19do
- 49:19that,
- 49:19they
- 49:20will
- 49:20get
- 49:20up
- 49:20and
- 49:20leave
- 49:21something
- 49:21that
- 49:21is
- 49:21no
- 49:21longer
- 49:22serving
- 49:22them.
- 49:23That's
- 49:23pretty
- 49:23profound.
- 49:25That's
- 49:25a
- 49:26huge
- 49:26difference
- 49:26between
- 49:27people
- 49:27from
- 49:27my
- 49:28generation.
- 49:29Right.
- 49:29Who
- 49:30stick
- 49:31it
- 49:31out.
- 49:31Right.
- 49:32Who
- 49:32stick
- 49:32it
- 49:33out.
- 49:34That
- 49:34was
- 49:35in
- 49:35drain
- 49:35ingrained
- 49:36into
- 49:36us.
- 49:36Right.
- 49:36Stick
- 49:37it
- 49:37out.
- 49:37You
- 49:37know?
- 49:39Absolutely.
- 49:39Work,
- 49:40retire.
- 49:41Yeah.
- 49:43Tough
- 49:43it
- 49:44out.
- 49:44Tough
- 49:45it
- 49:45out.
- 49:45Suck
- 49:45it
- 49:46up,
- 49:46buttercup.
- 49:46Right.
- 49:47I
- 49:47mean,
- 49:47we
- 49:47do
- 49:47the
- 49:48same
- 49:48job
- 49:48until
- 49:48it's
- 49:49time
- 49:49to
- 49:49retire.
- 49:50We
- 49:50all
- 49:50did
- 49:51it
- 49:51and
- 49:51what
- 49:51did
- 49:51it
- 49:51do
- 49:52for
- 49:52us?
- 49:53I'm
- 49:53sitting
- 49:53in
- 49:53the
- 49:54dark
- 49:54now
- 49:54because
- 49:54of
- 49:55these
- 49:55migraines.
- 49:56No
- 49:56longer.
- 49:57Your
- 49:58work
- 49:58with
- 49:58the
- 49:58one
- 49:59room
- 49:59schoolhouse
- 50:00is
- 50:00vital.
- 50:01I'm
- 50:01delighted
- 50:02to
- 50:02hear
- 50:02that
- 50:02it's
- 50:02continuing.
- 50:03But
- 50:03that
- 50:04is
- 50:04our
- 50:04way
- 50:04forward.
- 50:05Our
- 50:05way
- 50:05forward
- 50:06is
- 50:06to
- 50:06hone
- 50:06our
- 50:07message
- 50:07to
- 50:08work
- 50:08simultaneously,
- 50:09not
- 50:10sequentially.
- 50:11We
- 50:11have
- 50:11to
- 50:12do
- 50:12as
- 50:12Grant
- 50:13you
- 50:13suggested,
- 50:14look
- 50:14at
- 50:14our
- 50:14existing
- 50:15spaces.
- 50:16They
- 50:16need
- 50:17to
- 50:17be
- 50:17sustaining
- 50:19and
- 50:19nurturing
- 50:20and
- 50:20mentoring
- 50:21for
- 50:21our
- 50:21existing
- 50:22educators
- 50:22of
- 50:23color.
- 50:23And
- 50:24then
- 50:24we
- 50:24have
- 50:24to
- 50:24have
- 50:24the
- 50:25full
- 50:25package.
- 50:26When
- 50:26we
- 50:26go
- 50:26out
- 50:26and
- 50:27recruit,
- 50:27we
- 50:27have
- 50:28to
- 50:28know
- 50:29that
- 50:29they
- 50:30need
- 50:30to
- 50:30hear
- 50:30from
- 50:30us
- 50:31what
- 50:31their
- 50:32advancement
- 50:33and
- 50:33their
- 50:33retention
- 50:34supports
- 50:34are
- 50:35going
- 50:35to
- 50:35be.
- 50:36That
- 50:36message
- 50:37has
- 50:37to
- 50:37be
- 50:37complete
- 50:37and
- 50:38full.
- 50:38And
- 50:38so
- 50:39thank
- 50:39you
- 50:39for
- 50:39directing
- 50:40us
- 50:40towards
- 50:41the
- 50:41center
- 50:42for
- 50:42Black
- 50:42Education
- 50:44and
- 50:44Sharif
- 50:44Almacki's
- 50:45work,
- 50:45because
- 50:45I'm
- 50:45going
- 50:45to
- 50:45be
- 50:46going
- 50:46there
- 50:47next.
- 50:48But
- 50:48it's
- 50:49really
- 50:49about
- 50:50putting
- 50:51all
- 50:51of
- 50:51these
- 50:51pieces
- 50:52together
- 50:52because
- 50:52our
- 50:53kids
- 50:53can't
- 50:53wait
- 50:54and
- 50:55they
- 50:55shouldn't
- 50:55have
- 50:55to.
- 50:56And
- 50:56Michael,
- 50:56to
- 50:56Your
- 50:57point,
- 50:58into
- 50:592020,
- 51:00there's
- 51:00a
- 51:00nonprofit
- 51:01organization
- 51:01called
- 51:02Zero
- 51:02to
- 51:02Three.
- 51:02They
- 51:03put
- 51:04put
- 51:04out
- 51:04a
- 51:04re
- 51:06a
- 51:06report
- 51:07called
- 51:07State
- 51:09State
- 51:09of
- 51:10State
- 51:10of
- 51:10babies
- 51:11report
- 51:11or
- 51:11something
- 51:12like
- 51:12that.
- 51:12And
- 51:12it's
- 51:13a
- 51:13report
- 51:14for
- 51:14the
- 51:14United
- 51:15States.
- 51:15And
- 51:15it
- 51:16used
- 51:16to
- 51:16do
- 51:17every
- 51:17state
- 51:17of
- 51:18the
- 51:18United
- 51:18States.
- 51:18And
- 51:18how
- 51:19many
- 51:19babies
- 51:19were
- 51:19born
- 51:20for
- 51:20the
- 51:20year?
- 51:22I
- 51:22don't
- 51:22know
- 51:22if
- 51:22they
- 51:23did
- 51:23it
- 51:23for
- 51:23this
- 51:23year.
- 51:24I'm
- 51:24sorry,
- 51:242024,
- 51:25but
- 51:25I
- 51:25know
- 51:26it
- 51:26used
- 51:26to
- 51:26come
- 51:26out
- 51:26every
- 51:27year.
- 51:27Well,
- 51:27in
- 51:282020
- 51:29and
- 51:29every
- 51:30year
- 51:30since,
- 51:30they
- 51:31showed
- 51:31how
- 51:31many
- 51:32babies
- 51:32were
- 51:32born
- 51:33for
- 51:33each
- 51:33state
- 51:35starting
- 51:35in
- 51:362020,
- 51:36more
- 51:37babies
- 51:37of
- 51:37color
- 51:38were
- 51:38born,
- 51:39over
- 51:3950%.
- 51:40And
- 51:40each
- 51:40year
- 51:41it's
- 51:41gone
- 51:41up.
- 51:42If
- 51:43we
- 51:43look
- 51:43at
- 51:43the
- 51:432020
- 51:44data,
- 51:44that
- 51:45means
- 51:45those
- 51:45babies
- 51:46are
- 51:46now
- 51:46in
- 51:46kindergarten.
- 51:48That
- 51:48means
- 51:50those
- 51:50are
- 51:50the
- 51:51majority
- 51:51of
- 51:51students
- 51:51in
- 51:52our
- 51:52classroom.
- 51:54And
- 51:54that
- 51:54means
- 51:55that's
- 51:55the
- 51:55majority
- 51:55of
- 51:56students
- 51:56we
- 51:56are
- 51:56serving.
- 51:59We
- 51:59have
- 51:59more
- 51:59babies
- 52:00of
- 52:00color
- 52:01in
- 52:01our
- 52:01classrooms
- 52:03now
- 52:03in
- 52:03kindergarten
- 52:04and
- 52:05less
- 52:05teachers
- 52:05of
- 52:06color.
- 52:06Because
- 52:06now
- 52:08if
- 52:08it
- 52:08was
- 52:086
- 52:09to
- 52:097%
- 52:09Black
- 52:10teachers
- 52:10in
- 52:112022,
- 52:12we
- 52:13have
- 52:13less
- 52:13than
- 52:13that
- 52:13now.
- 52:14And
- 52:14with
- 52:15that,
- 52:15my
- 52:15dear
- 52:15friends.
- 52:16That
- 52:16brings
- 52:16us
- 52:17to
- 52:17the
- 52:17end
- 52:17of
- 52:17this
- 52:18episode
- 52:18for
- 52:18the
- 52:19Wheelhouse.
- 52:19I
- 52:19want
- 52:20to
- 52:20say
- 52:20thank
- 52:20you
- 52:21so
- 52:21much
- 52:22Dr.
- 52:22Kesha
- 52:22Chandler,
- 52:23the
- 52:23author
- 52:24who
- 52:25spearheaded
- 52:26the
- 52:26One
- 52:26Room
- 52:26Schoolhouse
- 52:27research
- 52:28and
- 52:28the
- 52:28work
- 52:28that's
- 52:29coming
- 52:30in
- 52:30the
- 52:30future.
- 52:30I
- 52:30want
- 52:31to
- 52:31say
- 52:31thank
- 52:31you
- 52:32so
- 52:32much
- 52:32for
- 52:33joining
- 52:33us
- 52:33today
- 52:34in
- 52:35the
- 52:35Wheelhouse.
- 52:35And
- 52:36if
- 52:36you
- 52:36want
- 52:36to
- 52:36HEAR
- 52:36More
- 52:37from
- 52:38Dr.
- 52:38Kesha
- 52:38Chandler,
- 52:39then
- 52:39stay
- 52:40tuned
- 52:40because
- 52:41we're
- 52:41about
- 52:41to
- 52:41record
- 52:42a
- 52:42two
- 52:42part
- 52:43season
- 52:43finale
- 52:44with
- 52:45all
- 52:45of
- 52:45our
- 52:45guests
- 52:46from
- 52:46season
- 52:4610.
- 52:47We'll
- 52:47see
- 52:47you
- 52:48next
- 52:48week
- 52:48in
- 52:49the
- 52:49Wheelhouse.
- 52:56And
- 52:56that's
- 52:56a
- 52:56wrap
- 52:56of
- 52:57season
- 52:5710,
- 52:58episode
- 52:5810
- 52:59of
- 52:59the
- 52:59Wheelhouse.
- 53:00A
- 53:00special
- 53:00thank
- 53:01you
- 53:01to
- 53:01my
- 53:01incredible
- 53:02guest
- 53:02Dr.
- 53:02Kesha
- 53:03Chandler
- 53:03and
- 53:04the
- 53:04amazing
- 53:04Wheelhouse
- 53:05team,
- 53:05Kathy
- 53:06Mone,
- 53:06Michael
- 53:07Pipa
- 53:07and
- 53:08Dr.
- 53:08Alicia
- 53:09Monroe.
- 53:10You
- 53:10know
- 53:10we're
- 53:10back
- 53:11in
- 53:11the
- 53:11studio
- 53:11next
- 53:11week
- 53:12with
- 53:12part
- 53:12one
- 53:13of
- 53:13a
- 53:13two
- 53:13part
- 53:14finale
- 53:14for
- 53:15season
- 53:1510.
- 53:16It's
- 53:16like
- 53:16a
- 53:16Bravo
- 53:17reunion
- 53:17if
- 53:18you
- 53:18will.
- 53:18We've
- 53:19invited
- 53:19all
- 53:20seven
- 53:20of
- 53:20our
- 53:21guests
- 53:21from
- 53:22season
- 53:2210
- 53:23to
- 53:23return
- 53:23to
- 53:23the
- 53:23Wheelhouse
- 53:24space
- 53:25together
- 53:26to
- 53:26engage
- 53:27with
- 53:27our
- 53:27own
- 53:27team
- 53:28to
- 53:28explore
- 53:29what
- 53:29we've
- 53:30learned
- 53:30about
- 53:30cultivating
- 53:31open
- 53:32doors
- 53:32and
- 53:32unlimited
- 53:33possibilities
- 53:34for
- 53:34each
- 53:34student.
- 53:35Part
- 53:36one
- 53:36of
- 53:36this
- 53:36conversation
- 53:37will
- 53:37drop
- 53:38on
- 53:38September
- 53:3823rd
- 53:39with
- 53:39the
- 53:40second
- 53:40part,
- 53:40the
- 53:41end
- 53:41of
- 53:41season
- 53:4210,
- 53:42dropping
- 53:43on
- 53:43September
- 53:4430th.
- 53:44This
- 53:45is
- 53:45simply
- 53:46something
- 53:46you're
- 53:47not
- 53:47going
- 53:47to
- 53:48want
- 53:48to
- 53:48miss.
- 53:49We
- 53:49also
- 53:50hope
- 53:50you'll
- 53:51join
- 53:51the
- 53:51Wheelhouse
- 53:51Company.
- 53:52Are
- 53:52you
- 53:53a
- 53:53like
- 53:53minded
- 53:53educator
- 53:54who's
- 53:54committed
- 53:55to
- 53:55open
- 53:55doors
- 53:56and
- 53:56unlimited
- 53:57possibilities
- 53:57for
- 53:58each
- 53:58student?
- 53:59Follow
- 54:00Students
- 54:00Matter
- 54:01LLC
- 54:01on
- 54:02Instagram
- 54:02or
- 54:03LinkedIn,
- 54:04or
- 54:04any
- 54:04of
- 54:04the
- 54:05four
- 54:05of
- 54:05us
- 54:05individually
- 54:06who
- 54:06are
- 54:07also
- 54:07on
- 54:07LinkedIn.
- 54:09Subscribe
- 54:09to
- 54:09the
- 54:10Wheelhouse
- 54:10Chronicle
- 54:11on
- 54:11Substack.
- 54:12Michael's
- 54:13waiting
- 54:13to
- 54:13hear
- 54:13your
- 54:13comments
- 54:14and
- 54:14we're
- 54:14all
- 54:14super
- 54:15excited
- 54:16to
- 54:16continue
- 54:16this
- 54:17conversation
- 54:17with
- 54:18you.
- 54:18That's
- 54:19thewheelhouse.substack.com
- 54:23or
- 54:24join
- 54:24the
- 54:24curated
- 54:25community,
- 54:26the
- 54:26Wheelhouse
- 54:27Forum,
- 54:27only
- 54:28available
- 54:28at
- 54:29Students
- 54:29Matter's
- 54:30very
- 54:30own
- 54:30Learn
- 54:31Harbor.
- 54:32That's
- 54:32learnharbor.thinkific.com
- 54:37the
- 54:38Wheelhouse
- 54:38is
- 54:38a
- 54:39production
- 54:39of
- 54:39Students
- 54:40Matter
- 54:40LLC.
- 54:41Our
- 54:42show's
- 54:42theme
- 54:42music,
- 54:43Off
- 54:43We
- 54:43Go
- 54:44was
- 54:44written
- 54:44and
- 54:45performed
- 54:45by
- 54:45Cody
- 54:46Martin
- 54:46and
- 54:47obtained
- 54:47through
- 54:47soundstripe.com
- 54:49stop
- 54:50by
- 54:50our
- 54:50website,
- 54:50find
- 54:51out
- 54:51who
- 54:51we
- 54:51are
- 54:52and
- 54:52what's
- 54:53important
- 54:53to
- 54:53us
- 54:54at
- 54:54www.ourstudentsmatter.org.
- 54:59together,
- 54:59our
- 54:59goal
- 54:59is
- 55:00simply
- 55:00to
- 55:00prove
- 55:01to
- 55:01each
- 55:01student
- 55:01and
- 55:02to
- 55:02each
- 55:02teacher
- 55:03that
- 55:03they
- 55:03are
- 55:04both
- 55:04distinctive
- 55:05and
- 55:05irreplaceable.
- 55:07Until
- 55:07next
- 55:07time.
- 55:07Remember,
- 55:08we
- 55:09got
- 55:09this.