see I’m passionate about teaching history not the facts dates or names of
history not the facts dates or names of
history not the facts dates or names of history but the trends concepts and
history but the trends concepts and
history but the trends concepts and discoveries that history can bring us
discoveries that history can bring us
discoveries that history can bring us normally you can find me working with my
normally you can find me working with my
normally you can find me working with my students in my classroom after school
students in my classroom after school
students in my classroom after school and sometimes during lunchtime and
and sometimes during lunchtime and
and sometimes during lunchtime and during class time we’re talking about
during class time we’re talking about
during class time we’re talking about and thinking about ways to interpret an
and thinking about ways to interpret an
and thinking about ways to interpret an analyzed history with their National
analyzed history with their National
analyzed history with their National History Day projects now National
History Day projects now National
History Day projects now National History Day otherwise known as NHD is a
History Day otherwise known as NHD is a
History Day otherwise known as NHD is a competition for students each year
competition for students each year
competition for students each year students research a topic of their
students research a topic of their
students research a topic of their choice and then create a project to
choice and then create a project to
choice and then create a project to compete against other students in the
compete against other students in the
compete against other students in the same category throughout the United
same category throughout the United
same category throughout the United States and now even throughout the world
States and now even throughout the world
States and now even throughout the world students are allowed to pick not only
students are allowed to pick not only
students are allowed to pick not only the topic that they want to research
the topic that they want to research
the topic that they want to research they can also pick the category that I
they can also pick the category that I
they can also pick the category that I just mentioned all this is based on a
just mentioned all this is based on a
just mentioned all this is based on a theme the National History Day puts out
theme the National History Day puts out
theme the National History Day puts out each year for example this year the
each year for example this year the
each year for example this year the theme is taking a stand in history one
theme is taking a stand in history one
theme is taking a stand in history one student wrote a paper about a Soviet
student wrote a paper about a Soviet
student wrote a paper about a Soviet ambassador during the Cuban Missile
ambassador during the Cuban Missile
ambassador during the Cuban Missile Crisis while other students made a
Crisis while other students made a
Crisis while other students made a website about Soviet ballet dancers that
website about Soviet ballet dancers that
website about Soviet ballet dancers that defected to the West sometimes we have
defected to the West sometimes we have
defected to the West sometimes we have students who will also work on using
students who will also work on using
students who will also work on using their knowledge through a documentary
their knowledge through a documentary
their knowledge through a documentary movie and you can often see that
movie and you can often see that
movie and you can often see that students are often really interested in
students are often really interested in
students are often really interested in learning about Cold War history as well
learning about Cold War history as well
learning about Cold War history as well sometimes students want to do in a
sometimes students want to do in a
sometimes students want to do in a different way and that way it could be
different way and that way it could be
different way and that way it could be for example an exhibit and they can show
for example an exhibit and they can show
for example an exhibit and they can show it in a large three-dimensional exhibit
it in a large three-dimensional exhibit
it in a large three-dimensional exhibit and students are quite interested than
and students are quite interested than
and students are quite interested than this one particularly if they have an
this one particularly if they have an
this one particularly if they have an artsy background they get to show their
artsy background they get to show their
artsy background they get to show their thinking in a new way and the final way
thinking in a new way and the final way
thinking in a new way and the final way students get to do it is in a
students get to do it is in a
students get to do it is in a performance where we can see the
performance where we can see the
performance where we can see the students up on stage showing what
students up on stage showing what
students up on stage showing what they’re working on I got it I got it
they’re working on I got it I got it
they’re working on I got it I got it there we go no matter which way they do
there we go no matter which way they do
there we go no matter which way they do it they have a choice not only of their
it they have a choice not only of their
it they have a choice not only of their topic but also how it is that they want
topic but also how it is that they want
topic but also how it is that they want to do their project and show it to
to do their project and show it to
to do their project and show it to everyone and there’s a lot of fun
everyone and there’s a lot of fun
everyone and there’s a lot of fun working with these students and I have
working with these students and I have
working with these students and I have to tell you that when students are
to tell you that when students are
to tell you that when students are working on these projects there’s a
working on these projects there’s a
working on these projects there’s a certain sensation a certain feeling that
certain sensation a certain feeling that
certain sensation a certain feeling that that I get when I work with those
that I get when I work with those
that I get when I work with those students and it’s a little bit that’s
students and it’s a little bit that’s
students and it’s a little bit that’s not I’m going to describe it for you
not I’m going to describe it for you
not I’m going to describe it for you when I was a kid growing up in Colorado
when I was a kid growing up in Colorado
when I was a kid growing up in Colorado my parents
my parents
my parents would often take us up into the
would often take us up into the
would often take us up into the mountains to visit my grandparents that
mountains to visit my grandparents that
mountains to visit my grandparents that lived in Coal Creek Canyon and sometimes
lived in Coal Creek Canyon and sometimes
lived in Coal Creek Canyon and sometimes when we’re on that drive my parents will
when we’re on that drive my parents will
when we’re on that drive my parents will let us roll down the window in the back
let us roll down the window in the back
let us roll down the window in the back and we would put our hands out the
and we would put our hands out the
and we would put our hands out the window we would wiggle our fingers
window we would wiggle our fingers
window we would wiggle our fingers through the cool mountain air and there
through the cool mountain air and there
through the cool mountain air and there was that great sensation and you could
was that great sensation and you could
was that great sensation and you could just feel that freshness that silky
just feel that freshness that silky
just feel that freshness that silky sensation of the air of flowing through
sensation of the air of flowing through
sensation of the air of flowing through your fingers and for me that’s how it is
your fingers and for me that’s how it is
your fingers and for me that’s how it is when I’m working with students it’s an
when I’m working with students it’s an
when I’m working with students it’s an amazing feeling and I like to pass that
amazing feeling and I like to pass that
amazing feeling and I like to pass that on to my students now working with
on to my students now working with
on to my students now working with history has also given me some other
history has also given me some other
history has also given me some other opportunity as well such as writing a
opportunity as well such as writing a
opportunity as well such as writing a book I had an opportunity three years
book I had an opportunity three years
book I had an opportunity three years ago I was doing some research on some
ago I was doing some research on some
ago I was doing some research on some World War two soldiers and these three
World War two soldiers and these three
World War two soldiers and these three soldiers the ocupado brothers had an
soldiers the ocupado brothers had an
soldiers the ocupado brothers had an amazing story and I got the chance to
amazing story and I got the chance to
amazing story and I got the chance to tell it it wasn’t easy for me took a lot
tell it it wasn’t easy for me took a lot
tell it it wasn’t easy for me took a lot of work and writing doesn’t come
of work and writing doesn’t come
of work and writing doesn’t come naturally for me either but I stuck with
naturally for me either but I stuck with
naturally for me either but I stuck with it and I had lots of friends to help me
it and I had lots of friends to help me
it and I had lots of friends to help me through it as well it hasn’t always been
through it as well it hasn’t always been
through it as well it hasn’t always been this way for me to be perfectly honest
this way for me to be perfectly honest
this way for me to be perfectly honest with you and in fact if you knew me in
with you and in fact if you knew me in
with you and in fact if you knew me in high school you’d be pretty shocked to
high school you’d be pretty shocked to
high school you’d be pretty shocked to hear this story
hear this story
hear this story in high school I was going to be a track
in high school I was going to be a track
in high school I was going to be a track star I was pretty good too and I know
star I was pretty good too and I know
star I was pretty good too and I know that’s a little surprisingly seasoned
that’s a little surprisingly seasoned
that’s a little surprisingly seasoned seeing me here today but in high school
seeing me here today but in high school
seeing me here today but in high school my event was the 300 low hurdles and in
my event was the 300 low hurdles and in
my event was the 300 low hurdles and in that event of 300 low hurdles I was
that event of 300 low hurdles I was
that event of 300 low hurdles I was ranked 6th in the state of Colorado my
ranked 6th in the state of Colorado my
ranked 6th in the state of Colorado my senior year and I was getting ready for
senior year and I was getting ready for
senior year and I was getting ready for the finals races we had to go through a
the finals races we had to go through a
the finals races we had to go through a series of qualifying racers races and in
series of qualifying racers races and in
series of qualifying racers races and in the last qualifying race to go to the
the last qualifying race to go to the
the last qualifying race to go to the state finals I was so enthusiastic I had
state finals I was so enthusiastic I had
state finals I was so enthusiastic I had so much adrenaline that I went down in
so much adrenaline that I went down in
so much adrenaline that I went down in the blocks that gunshot went off and I
the blocks that gunshot went off and I
the blocks that gunshot went off and I blasted out of those starting gates I
blasted out of those starting gates I
blasted out of those starting gates I had so much adrenaline by the time I got
had so much adrenaline by the time I got
had so much adrenaline by the time I got to the first hurdle my steps were a full
to the first hurdle my steps were a full
to the first hurdle my steps were a full step off which when you’re hurdler is a
step off which when you’re hurdler is a
step off which when you’re hurdler is a really bad thing I didn’t have an option
really bad thing I didn’t have an option
really bad thing I didn’t have an option I had to go over the hurdle so I went to
I had to go over the hurdle so I went to
I had to go over the hurdle so I went to with my left foot first and
with my left foot first and
with my left foot first and unfortunately I severely twisted my
unfortunately I severely twisted my
unfortunately I severely twisted my right knee I had to keep going if I
right knee I had to keep going if I
right knee I had to keep going if I didn’t keep going I wouldn’t be able to
didn’t keep going I wouldn’t be able to
didn’t keep going I wouldn’t be able to qualify so I kept running that race and
qualify so I kept running that race and
qualify so I kept running that race and in the race I really twisted that knee
in the race I really twisted that knee
in the race I really twisted that knee three more times quite severely I won
three more times quite severely I won
three more times quite severely I won the race never ran again
the race never ran again
the race never ran again and so that was a hard moment for me
and so that was a hard moment for me
and so that was a hard moment for me definitely the talk it took a lot to get
definitely the talk it took a lot to get
definitely the talk it took a lot to get over that but one of the things I
over that but one of the things I
over that but one of the things I learned from that is the passion I had
learned from that is the passion I had
learned from that is the passion I had for running and the passion I had for
for running and the passion I had for
for running and the passion I had for that event was something that could then
that event was something that could then
that event was something that could then turn and work with students on what I
turn and work with students on what I
turn and work with students on what I work on now is changing my passion for
work on now is changing my passion for
work on now is changing my passion for history and working with students on
history and working with students on
history and working with students on mentoring passions of their own so this
mentoring passions of their own so this
mentoring passions of their own so this is how it looks for me
is how it looks for me
is how it looks for me well sorry just a little bit about
well sorry just a little bit about
well sorry just a little bit about mentoring mentoring is this idea about
mentoring mentoring is this idea about
mentoring mentoring is this idea about how we can work with students to get
how we can work with students to get
how we can work with students to get them further in their life goals and
them further in their life goals and
them further in their life goals and this research done by the mentoring
this research done by the mentoring
this research done by the mentoring fellowship um shows us that it can be
fellowship um shows us that it can be
fellowship um shows us that it can be quite effective for example 55% of
quite effective for example 55% of
quite effective for example 55% of students who are mentored effectively
students who are mentored effectively
students who are mentored effectively they will go on to college that’s a
they will go on to college that’s a
they will go on to college that’s a pretty good stat 78% of students who are
pretty good stat 78% of students who are
pretty good stat 78% of students who are mentored will also be more likely to
mentored will also be more likely to
mentored will also be more likely to volunteer
volunteer
volunteer ninety percent of students who are
ninety percent of students who are
ninety percent of students who are mentored are more likely to volunteer in
mentored are more likely to volunteer in
mentored are more likely to volunteer in the future not only that an amazing stat
the future not only that an amazing stat
the future not only that an amazing stat I think a hundred and thirty percent of
I think a hundred and thirty percent of
I think a hundred and thirty percent of people who are mentored properly are
people who are mentored properly are
people who are mentored properly are more likely than to go on and do
more likely than to go on and do
more likely than to go on and do leadership things with their life in
leadership things with their life in
leadership things with their life in their careers
their careers
their careers this’ll amazing stats that’s coming out
this’ll amazing stats that’s coming out
this’ll amazing stats that’s coming out of mentoring this is how mentoring looks
of mentoring this is how mentoring looks
of mentoring this is how mentoring looks for me in this photo you see me standing
for me in this photo you see me standing
for me in this photo you see me standing with three students this has been
with three students this has been
with three students this has been Cristina and Maria and we’re at the
Cristina and Maria and we’re at the
Cristina and Maria and we’re at the Library of Congress in Washington DC see
Library of Congress in Washington DC see
Library of Congress in Washington DC see these students worked on their project
these students worked on their project
these students worked on their project about a woman named Anna Coleman Ladd
about a woman named Anna Coleman Ladd
about a woman named Anna Coleman Ladd and she was a sculptress from America
and she was a sculptress from America
and she was a sculptress from America who went to France during the war during
who went to France during the war during
who went to France during the war during World War one
World War one
World War one she made face masks with these soldiers
she made face masks with these soldiers
she made face masks with these soldiers to cover up their injuries my students
to cover up their injuries my students
to cover up their injuries my students particularly been really worked hard on
particularly been really worked hard on
particularly been really worked hard on building a mentoring relationship with
building a mentoring relationship with
building a mentoring relationship with dr. Tarr Tapert on the on the left side
dr. Tarr Tapert on the on the left side
dr. Tarr Tapert on the on the left side up here on the right side sorry and she
up here on the right side sorry and she
up here on the right side sorry and she invited them to come to the Library of
invited them to come to the Library of
invited them to come to the Library of Congress when we got there when they
Congress when we got there when they
Congress when we got there when they qualified for Nationals she let us go
qualified for Nationals she let us go
qualified for Nationals she let us go through the original photos from World
through the original photos from World
through the original photos from World War one that’s an amazing opportunity
War one that’s an amazing opportunity
War one that’s an amazing opportunity for students to have and it’s a memory
for students to have and it’s a memory
for students to have and it’s a memory that I’m going to cherish for a very
that I’m going to cherish for a very
that I’m going to cherish for a very long time so how do we get students
long time so how do we get students
long time so how do we get students there what do we do to get them to these
there what do we do to get them to these
there what do we do to get them to these moments well there’s a number of pieces
moments well there’s a number of pieces
moments well there’s a number of pieces that come into place number one I know
that come into place number one I know
that come into place number one I know that my students need to practice a
that my students need to practice a
that my students need to practice a second piece that has to be in place is
second piece that has to be in place is
second piece that has to be in place is they have to have the emotional support
they have to have the emotional support
they have to have the emotional support go through all the things that they’re
go through all the things that they’re
go through all the things that they’re going to be going through and the third
going to be going through and the third
going to be going through and the third piece that has to be in place is they
piece that has to be in place is they
piece that has to be in place is they have to be willing to confer and confer
have to be willing to confer and confer
have to be willing to confer and confer with me back and forth and as you notice
with me back and forth and as you notice
with me back and forth and as you notice when these building blocks are being put
when these building blocks are being put
when these building blocks are being put in place by the teacher and starting to
in place by the teacher and starting to
in place by the teacher and starting to disappear I’m going to come back to that
disappear I’m going to come back to that
disappear I’m going to come back to that point in a few minutes so let’s take a
point in a few minutes so let’s take a
point in a few minutes so let’s take a look at practice I know most of you’ve
look at practice I know most of you’ve
look at practice I know most of you’ve heard about this guy Malcolm Gladwell
heard about this guy Malcolm Gladwell
heard about this guy Malcolm Gladwell 10,000 hours of practice to become an
10,000 hours of practice to become an
10,000 hours of practice to become an expert and what I really like what he
expert and what I really like what he
expert and what I really like what he says is this practice isn’t the thing
says is this practice isn’t the thing
says is this practice isn’t the thing you do once you once you’re good it’s
you do once you once you’re good it’s
you do once you once you’re good it’s the thing that you do to get good and
the thing that you do to get good and
the thing that you do to get good and that’s a pretty important idea because
that’s a pretty important idea because
that’s a pretty important idea because sometimes we look at people we don’t
sometimes we look at people we don’t
sometimes we look at people we don’t realize how hard they’ve worked and
realize how hard they’ve worked and
realize how hard they’ve worked and practice their craft to get to the where
practice their craft to get to the where
practice their craft to get to the where they’re going in life what I think about
they’re going in life what I think about
they’re going in life what I think about that as a teacher I think about this
that as a teacher I think about this
that as a teacher I think about this gentleman Sam Weinberg because I don’t
gentleman Sam Weinberg because I don’t
gentleman Sam Weinberg because I don’t know about you this sometimes when I
know about you this sometimes when I
know about you this sometimes when I practice something I keep practicing it
practice something I keep practicing it
practice something I keep practicing it but maybe I get it wrong like if I take
but maybe I get it wrong like if I take
but maybe I get it wrong like if I take a math test right you took practice that
a math test right you took practice that
a math test right you took practice that math problem over and over and you keep
math problem over and over and you keep
math problem over and over and you keep getting it wrong well I had the same
getting it wrong well I had the same
getting it wrong well I had the same problem with National History Day and it
problem with National History Day and it
problem with National History Day and it kind of went like this Sam Weinberg is a
kind of went like this Sam Weinberg is a
kind of went like this Sam Weinberg is a professor at Stanford University he came
professor at Stanford University he came
professor at Stanford University he came to SAS about six years ago and I was
to SAS about six years ago and I was
to SAS about six years ago and I was really excited to work with them very
really excited to work with them very
really excited to work with them very well-known in his field and when he came
well-known in his field and when he came
well-known in his field and when he came to SAS I wanted him to talk with some of
to SAS I wanted him to talk with some of
to SAS I wanted him to talk with some of my students they were working on a
my students they were working on a
my students they were working on a project about the Terracotta Warriors
project about the Terracotta Warriors
project about the Terracotta Warriors they had worked really hard they were
they had worked really hard they were
they had worked really hard they were for sixth graders very earnest very
for sixth graders very earnest very
for sixth graders very earnest very hard-working they made a beautiful
hard-working they made a beautiful
hard-working they made a beautiful beautiful display about the Terracotta
beautiful display about the Terracotta
beautiful display about the Terracotta Warriors and I wanted Sam to talk with
Warriors and I wanted Sam to talk with
Warriors and I wanted Sam to talk with these students to see how amazing they
these students to see how amazing they
these students to see how amazing they were I wanted him to confirm for me that
were I wanted him to confirm for me that
were I wanted him to confirm for me that I was an amazing teacher Sam told me
I was an amazing teacher Sam told me
I was an amazing teacher Sam told me that he wasn’t historian he was an
that he wasn’t historian he was an
that he wasn’t historian he was an Educational Psychologist he didn’t
Educational Psychologist he didn’t
Educational Psychologist he didn’t really know anything about the
really know anything about the
really know anything about the Terracotta Warriors I said don’t worry
Terracotta Warriors I said don’t worry
Terracotta Warriors I said don’t worry you know it’ll work out so he did as I
you know it’ll work out so he did as I
you know it’ll work out so he did as I asked he went over to these four
asked he went over to these four
asked he went over to these four students and he began to grill them with
students and he began to grill them with
students and he began to grill them with 20 questions in ten minutes not once did
20 questions in ten minutes not once did
20 questions in ten minutes not once did he look at their display he talked about
he look at their display he talked about
he look at their display he talked about their process he talked about their
their process he talked about their
their process he talked about their sources how did they find them where did
sources how did they find them where did
sources how did they find them where did he where did they
he where did they
he where did they find those sources how do they follow
find those sources how do they follow
find those sources how do they follow all the bread comes along back and forth
all the bread comes along back and forth
all the bread comes along back and forth it went for ten minutes and as I sat
it went for ten minutes and as I sat
it went for ten minutes and as I sat back I realized that he was then
back I realized that he was then
back I realized that he was then mentoring me he was teaching me about my
mentoring me he was teaching me about my
mentoring me he was teaching me about my practice that perhaps what I needed to
practice that perhaps what I needed to
practice that perhaps what I needed to do is instead of focusing on the product
do is instead of focusing on the product
do is instead of focusing on the product maybe what I should have been doing all
maybe what I should have been doing all
maybe what I should have been doing all along here is focusing on the process it
along here is focusing on the process it
along here is focusing on the process it was a great moment for me as a teacher
was a great moment for me as a teacher
was a great moment for me as a teacher the next piece I want to talk about is
the next piece I want to talk about is
the next piece I want to talk about is emotional support so one of my favorite
emotional support so one of my favorite
emotional support so one of my favorite examples of emotional support in a
examples of emotional support in a
examples of emotional support in a mentoring relationship is Maya Angelou
mentoring relationship is Maya Angelou
mentoring relationship is Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey see Oprah Winfrey when
and Oprah Winfrey see Oprah Winfrey when
and Oprah Winfrey see Oprah Winfrey when she was young she read Maya Angelou’s
she was young she read Maya Angelou’s
she was young she read Maya Angelou’s book Why the Caged Bird Sings and when
book Why the Caged Bird Sings and when
book Why the Caged Bird Sings and when she read it she was taken she really
she read it she was taken she really
she read it she was taken she really loved that book and as a young child she
loved that book and as a young child she
loved that book and as a young child she couldn’t wait for the moment that she
couldn’t wait for the moment that she
couldn’t wait for the moment that she would get to meet Maya Angelou and
would get to meet Maya Angelou and
would get to meet Maya Angelou and sooner or later she found herself in the
sooner or later she found herself in the
sooner or later she found herself in the right place in the right time and when
right place in the right time and when
right place in the right time and when they met they had an immediate
they met they had an immediate
they met they had an immediate connection and that connection grew for
connection and that connection grew for
connection and that connection grew for 35 years and all of us here are benefits
35 years and all of us here are benefits
35 years and all of us here are benefits of that connection more books more
of that connection more books more
of that connection more books more stories more TV shows or movies as that
stories more TV shows or movies as that
stories more TV shows or movies as that relationship continued to spin off
relationship continued to spin off
relationship continued to spin off amazing resources for all of us to learn
amazing resources for all of us to learn
amazing resources for all of us to learn from so this is how it looks for me I’m
from so this is how it looks for me I’m
from so this is how it looks for me I’m so pleased with this photo because as a
so pleased with this photo because as a
so pleased with this photo because as a teacher I’m not talking that’s what I
teacher I’m not talking that’s what I
teacher I’m not talking that’s what I like about it I’m listening I’m
like about it I’m listening I’m
like about it I’m listening I’m listening to Christina as she talks
listening to Christina as she talks
listening to Christina as she talks about her experience of being up on
about her experience of being up on
about her experience of being up on stage and trying to share what it is she
stage and trying to share what it is she
stage and trying to share what it is she thinks about when she’s trying to stay
thinks about when she’s trying to stay
thinks about when she’s trying to stay focused on stage my job in this at this
focused on stage my job in this at this
focused on stage my job in this at this moment I’m her mentor I’m listening I’m
moment I’m her mentor I’m listening I’m
moment I’m her mentor I’m listening I’m smiling I’m given emotional support and
smiling I’m given emotional support and
smiling I’m given emotional support and I’m not really worried about teaching in
I’m not really worried about teaching in
I’m not really worried about teaching in that moment and that’s really a great
that moment and that’s really a great
that moment and that’s really a great moment to be and because I think
moment to be and because I think
moment to be and because I think sometimes we want to input our own ideas
sometimes we want to input our own ideas
sometimes we want to input our own ideas instead of just being supportive for the
instead of just being supportive for the
instead of just being supportive for the students that we’re working with the
students that we’re working with the
students that we’re working with the next part is conferring and one of the
next part is conferring and one of the
next part is conferring and one of the best examples of conferring I can think
best examples of conferring I can think
best examples of conferring I can think of is the United States Supreme Court
of is the United States Supreme Court
of is the United States Supreme Court see Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the other
see Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the other
see Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the other justices each year they hire attorneys
justices each year they hire attorneys
justices each year they hire attorneys to come to the Supreme Court and be law
to come to the Supreme Court and be law
to come to the Supreme Court and be law clerks for them they don’t hire people
clerks for them they don’t hire people
clerks for them they don’t hire people that agree with them
that agree with them
that agree with them nope they hire people who disagree with
nope they hire people who disagree with
nope they hire people who disagree with them so they can really argue so they
them so they can really argue so they
them so they can really argue so they can really have discourse and figure out
can really have discourse and figure out
can really have discourse and figure out what is the best law what is the best
what is the best law what is the best
what is the best law what is the best decision what is the best opinion that
decision what is the best opinion that
decision what is the best opinion that they can come up with and of course this
they can come up with and of course this
they can come up with and of course this works for the justices but it also works
works for the justices but it also works
works for the justices but it also works for those lawyers those clerks who come
for those lawyers those clerks who come
for those lawyers those clerks who come forward because they have new
forward because they have new
forward because they have new opportunities they get better jobs in
opportunities they get better jobs in
opportunities they get better jobs in law firms that want to hire them they
law firms that want to hire them they
law firms that want to hire them they are more likely to become judges
are more likely to become judges
are more likely to become judges themselves and in fact three of the
themselves and in fact three of the
themselves and in fact three of the current sit sit I’m sorry three of the
current sit sit I’m sorry three of the
current sit sit I’m sorry three of the current eight sitting justices on the
current eight sitting justices on the
current eight sitting justices on the Supreme Court are former clerks and
Supreme Court are former clerks and
Supreme Court are former clerks and that’s a pretty amazing thing when you
that’s a pretty amazing thing when you
that’s a pretty amazing thing when you think about all the people in this world
think about all the people in this world
think about all the people in this world who would love to have a position like
who would love to have a position like
who would love to have a position like this once that conferring happens all
this once that conferring happens all
this once that conferring happens all the ideas are there there has to be a
the ideas are there there has to be a
the ideas are there there has to be a moment where people take a moment and
moment where people take a moment and
moment where people take a moment and think because sometimes all that that
think because sometimes all that that
think because sometimes all that that all those voices they can be kind of
all those voices they can be kind of
all those voices they can be kind of confusing so I think the thinking looks
confusing so I think the thinking looks
confusing so I think the thinking looks maybe like this right Sherlock Holmes is
maybe like this right Sherlock Holmes is
maybe like this right Sherlock Holmes is mind Palace where all those details are
mind Palace where all those details are
mind Palace where all those details are coming together for all those sketches
coming together for all those sketches
coming together for all those sketches and all the details and all the
and all the details and all the
and all the details and all the deductive reasoning and all the clues
deductive reasoning and all the clues
deductive reasoning and all the clues come together so that you can put
come together so that you can put
come together so that you can put together and we can put together our
together and we can put together our
together and we can put together our thoughts about what it is we want to do
thoughts about what it is we want to do
thoughts about what it is we want to do and where we want to go this is what my
and where we want to go this is what my
and where we want to go this is what my mind palace looks like it’s not quite
mind palace looks like it’s not quite
mind palace looks like it’s not quite like Sherlock Holmes’s it looks a little
like Sherlock Holmes’s it looks a little
like Sherlock Holmes’s it looks a little bit more like this with these coming in
bit more like this with these coming in
bit more like this with these coming in such as maybe there’s some free ice
such as maybe there’s some free ice
such as maybe there’s some free ice cream maybe I could get an Ice Cream
cream maybe I could get an Ice Cream
cream maybe I could get an Ice Cream Sandwich somewhere or maybe there is
Sandwich somewhere or maybe there is
Sandwich somewhere or maybe there is some sort of weird burp noise and that
some sort of weird burp noise and that
some sort of weird burp noise and that just comes up in my head as well but
just comes up in my head as well but
just comes up in my head as well but when I work with students there’s some
when I work with students there’s some
when I work with students there’s some other amazing thoughts that come up as
other amazing thoughts that come up as
other amazing thoughts that come up as well
well
well such as this thought how can the Vietnam
such as this thought how can the Vietnam
such as this thought how can the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC
Veterans Memorial in Washington DC
Veterans Memorial in Washington DC facilitate communication for those
facilitate communication for those
facilitate communication for those soldiers from that war and help them
soldiers from that war and help them
soldiers from that war and help them heal that’s a deep thought that doesn’t
heal that’s a deep thought that doesn’t
heal that’s a deep thought that doesn’t just come right that takes hours and
just come right that takes hours and
just come right that takes hours and hours of practice emotional support and
hours of practice emotional support and
hours of practice emotional support and conferring with students to get there
conferring with students to get there
conferring with students to get there another one during World War two why did
another one during World War two why did
another one during World War two why did French heroin Roseville on decide to
French heroin Roseville on decide to
French heroin Roseville on decide to risk her life for art for art what an
risk her life for art for art what an
risk her life for art for art what an extraordinary idea but again I didn’t
extraordinary idea but again I didn’t
extraordinary idea but again I didn’t come to that on my own I didn’t come to
come to that on my own I didn’t come to
come to that on my own I didn’t come to it instantly it took time and a lot of
it instantly it took time and a lot of
it instantly it took time and a lot of thought so when we put this together we
thought so when we put this together we
thought so when we put this together we come up with these ideas conferring
come up with these ideas conferring
come up with these ideas conferring emotional support to practice and they
emotional support to practice and they
emotional support to practice and they give some off spins as well such as
give some off spins as well such as
give some off spins as well such as motivation confidence opportunities for
motivation confidence opportunities for
motivation confidence opportunities for our students and this is what it can
our students and this is what it can
our students and this is what it can look like kids working hard earning
look like kids working hard earning
look like kids working hard earning medals at national events and sometimes
medals at national events and sometimes
medals at national events and sometimes they get medals they’re very happy when
they get medals they’re very happy when
they get medals they’re very happy when they do a course and sometimes they
they do a course and sometimes they
they do a course and sometimes they don’t and that’s okay too
don’t and that’s okay too
don’t and that’s okay too because I’m not about teaching kids to
because I’m not about teaching kids to
because I’m not about teaching kids to be historians and teaching about being
be historians and teaching about being
be historians and teaching about being passionate and working hard but what
passionate and working hard but what
passionate and working hard but what they really want to do sometimes you get
they really want to do sometimes you get
they really want to do sometimes you get amazing opportunities too for example
amazing opportunities too for example
amazing opportunities too for example last year when we were Washington DC we
last year when we were Washington DC we
last year when we were Washington DC we got to meet Tammy Duckworth she invited
got to meet Tammy Duckworth she invited
got to meet Tammy Duckworth she invited us to come and talk with her she
us to come and talk with her she
us to come and talk with her she interviewed all those students and they
interviewed all those students and they
interviewed all those students and they all talked with her and what’s amazing
all talked with her and what’s amazing
all talked with her and what’s amazing is now she is a u.s. senator what an
is now she is a u.s. senator what an
is now she is a u.s. senator what an amazing opportunity that you get tad but
amazing opportunity that you get tad but
amazing opportunity that you get tad but it’s not without a price right it’s
it’s not without a price right it’s
it’s not without a price right it’s about all that work they had to do to
about all that work they had to do to
about all that work they had to do to get there but there’s one more really
get there but there’s one more really
get there but there’s one more really amazing thing that comes out of this
amazing thing that comes out of this
amazing thing that comes out of this it’s the pay it forward concept and this
it’s the pay it forward concept and this
it’s the pay it forward concept and this is what I like best about mentoring if
is what I like best about mentoring if
is what I like best about mentoring if you take a look at this photo this is an
you take a look at this photo this is an
you take a look at this photo this is an event we call the National History Day
event we call the National History Day
event we call the National History Day Expo we hold it in the library of our
Expo we hold it in the library of our
Expo we hold it in the library of our middle school this year for the very
middle school this year for the very
middle school this year for the very first year we had our former high school
first year we had our former high school
first year we had our former high school students who had done in HD projects
students who had done in HD projects
students who had done in HD projects before to come back and evaluate and
before to come back and evaluate and
before to come back and evaluate and judge the students with their projects
judge the students with their projects
judge the students with their projects from this year and you can see our
from this year and you can see our
from this year and you can see our middle school students standing there
middle school students standing there
middle school students standing there and listening eagerly to the questions
and listening eagerly to the questions
and listening eagerly to the questions that are coming at them it’s an amazing
that are coming at them it’s an amazing
that are coming at them it’s an amazing moment as a teacher to watch this happen
moment as a teacher to watch this happen
moment as a teacher to watch this happen because those students those high school
because those students those high school
because those students those high school students are coming from a
students are coming from a
students are coming from a place now they’re coming from a place of
place now they’re coming from a place of
place now they’re coming from a place of experience they’ve been here before they
experience they’ve been here before they
experience they’ve been here before they understand what those middle school
understand what those middle school
understand what those middle school students are going through and what they
students are going through and what they
students are going through and what they are going through and you might be
are going through and you might be
are going through and you might be looking up there and going well where is
looking up there and going well where is
looking up there and going well where is the teacher
the teacher
the teacher where’s mr. Elms I’m actually there I’m
where’s mr. Elms I’m actually there I’m
where’s mr. Elms I’m actually there I’m sitting in the very back row I’m
sitting in the very back row I’m
sitting in the very back row I’m relaxing I’m sitting down I got my hand
relaxing I’m sitting down I got my hand
relaxing I’m sitting down I got my hand up though and I’m wiggling my fingers
up though and I’m wiggling my fingers
up though and I’m wiggling my fingers through history thank you
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