when I was a kid growing up on Staten Island my mother and father would pack
Island my mother and father would pack
Island my mother and father would pack the five of us at the back of my
the five of us at the back of my
the five of us at the back of my father’s jalopy and like those sausages
father’s jalopy and like those sausages
father’s jalopy and like those sausages and we’d get ready for our monthly
and we’d get ready for our monthly
and we’d get ready for our monthly Hegira over to lower east side which is
Hegira over to lower east side which is
Hegira over to lower east side which is where we were from Grandma and Grandpa
where we were from Grandma and Grandpa
where we were from Grandma and Grandpa didn’t want to have anything to do with
didn’t want to have anything to do with
didn’t want to have anything to do with the country so we stayed on Staten
the country so we stayed on Staten
the country so we stayed on Staten Island they stayed in lower Manhattan
Island they stayed in lower Manhattan
Island they stayed in lower Manhattan and we didn’t know whether we were going
and we didn’t know whether we were going
and we didn’t know whether we were going to get the gold star mother ferry the
to get the gold star mother ferry the
to get the gold star mother ferry the American Legion ferry or the Mary Murray
American Legion ferry or the Mary Murray
American Legion ferry or the Mary Murray ferry but we try to guess and then hop
ferry but we try to guess and then hop
ferry but we try to guess and then hop on the boat go up to the top deck and
on the boat go up to the top deck and
on the boat go up to the top deck and wait for it the boats pulling out you
wait for it the boats pulling out you
wait for it the boats pulling out you could see her see her in the distance
could see her see her in the distance
could see her see her in the distance yeah the Statue of Liberty right and as
yeah the Statue of Liberty right and as
yeah the Statue of Liberty right and as many times as we went over to visit
many times as we went over to visit
many times as we went over to visit Grandma and Grandpa and there were
Grandma and Grandpa and there were
Grandma and Grandpa and there were hundreds of them we could not wait to
hundreds of them we could not wait to
hundreds of them we could not wait to see Lady Liberty we call it the Statue
see Lady Liberty we call it the Statue
see Lady Liberty we call it the Statue of Liberty but I prefer her original
of Liberty but I prefer her original
of Liberty but I prefer her original name Liberty enlightening the world yeah
name Liberty enlightening the world yeah
name Liberty enlightening the world yeah that’s what a sculptor called her after
that’s what a sculptor called her after
that’s what a sculptor called her after the French Revolution right and she’s
the French Revolution right and she’s
the French Revolution right and she’s got quite a job to do and I’m thinking
got quite a job to do and I’m thinking
got quite a job to do and I’m thinking who were the messengers to help Lady
who were the messengers to help Lady
who were the messengers to help Lady Liberty do her job teachers teachers are
Liberty do her job teachers teachers are
Liberty do her job teachers teachers are the Acolytes the messengers they get
the Acolytes the messengers they get
the Acolytes the messengers they get their tapers get her flame share it
their tapers get her flame share it
their tapers get her flame share it bring it into the classroom inspire and
bring it into the classroom inspire and
bring it into the classroom inspire and ignite the flame of knowledge for their
ignite the flame of knowledge for their
ignite the flame of knowledge for their students Liberty enlightening the world
students Liberty enlightening the world
students Liberty enlightening the world means what she has her tablet 1776 okay
means what she has her tablet 1776 okay
means what she has her tablet 1776 okay freedom how do we free our students we
freedom how do we free our students we
freedom how do we free our students we illuminate them and eliminate ignorance
illuminate them and eliminate ignorance
illuminate them and eliminate ignorance that’s what teachers do over 50 years
that’s what teachers do over 50 years
that’s what teachers do over 50 years ago I began my teaching career on 218
ago I began my teaching career on 218
ago I began my teaching career on 218 street in manhattan and in those days i
street in manhattan and in those days i
street in manhattan and in those days i was in the army of the christian
was in the army of the christian
was in the army of the christian brothers i had just studied Latin and
brothers i had just studied Latin and
brothers i had just studied Latin and Greek
Greek
Greek and graduated from Catholic University
and graduated from Catholic University
and graduated from Catholic University and the first assignment I got was to a
and the first assignment I got was to a
and the first assignment I got was to a fifth grade classroom in Manhattan and
fifth grade classroom in Manhattan and
fifth grade classroom in Manhattan and I’m thinking wait a minute I learned how
I’m thinking wait a minute I learned how
I’m thinking wait a minute I learned how to teach high school how am I going to
to teach high school how am I going to
to teach high school how am I going to teach fifth grade so I got into my room
teach fifth grade so I got into my room
teach fifth grade so I got into my room the first day and I there was even
the first day and I there was even
the first day and I there was even another shock waiting for me I had 43
another shock waiting for me I had 43
another shock waiting for me I had 43 students and by the way we have report
students and by the way we have report
students and by the way we have report cards every two weeks okay all right so
cards every two weeks okay all right so
cards every two weeks okay all right so innovation and education let’s see where
innovation and education let’s see where
innovation and education let’s see where this is going to take me i left at about
this is going to take me i left at about
this is going to take me i left at about two and a half weeks and after school i
two and a half weeks and after school i
two and a half weeks and after school i was despondent sitting at my desk one of
was despondent sitting at my desk one of
was despondent sitting at my desk one of my colleagues Delia gran yo I haven’t
my colleagues Delia gran yo I haven’t
my colleagues Delia gran yo I haven’t seen her since but I remember her as my
seen her since but I remember her as my
seen her since but I remember her as my angel the messenger from Lady Liberty
angel the messenger from Lady Liberty
angel the messenger from Lady Liberty and she said to me would you like some
and she said to me would you like some
and she said to me would you like some help I said yes I learned how to teach
help I said yes I learned how to teach
help I said yes I learned how to teach 10 year olds and I stayed there for
10 year olds and I stayed there for
10 year olds and I stayed there for three years and I love those kids and
three years and I love those kids and
three years and I love those kids and what I learned from them became the
what I learned from them became the
what I learned from them became the bedrock of my teaching career over the
bedrock of my teaching career over the
bedrock of my teaching career over the next 50 years trust the messenger you
next 50 years trust the messenger you
next 50 years trust the messenger you never know who the messenger is going to
never know who the messenger is going to
never know who the messenger is going to be I don’t know if you’re aware of this
be I don’t know if you’re aware of this
be I don’t know if you’re aware of this but every year now there’s like kind of
but every year now there’s like kind of
but every year now there’s like kind of a laureate degree for global teacher of
a laureate degree for global teacher of
a laureate degree for global teacher of the year it’s kind of like the Nobel
the year it’s kind of like the Nobel
the year it’s kind of like the Nobel Prize and it began three years ago and
Prize and it began three years ago and
Prize and it began three years ago and it was awarded to an American she was
it was awarded to an American she was
it was awarded to an American she was one of the six finalists that prize a
one of the six finalists that prize a
one of the six finalists that prize a million dollars Nancy at well received a
million dollars Nancy at well received a
million dollars Nancy at well received a million dollars and she deserved it
million dollars and she deserved it
million dollars and she deserved it reading the story of Nancy at well is
reading the story of Nancy at well is
reading the story of Nancy at well is like reading the story of Francis of
like reading the story of Francis of
like reading the story of Francis of Assisi or neisha sleigh ola people who
Assisi or neisha sleigh ola people who
Assisi or neisha sleigh ola people who on a sickbed or deathbed had this
on a sickbed or deathbed had this
on a sickbed or deathbed had this illumination on how to make the world
illumination on how to make the world
illumination on how to make the world better Nancy had rheumatic fever she
better Nancy had rheumatic fever she
better Nancy had rheumatic fever she read she read she read she developed a
read she read she read she developed a
read she read she read she developed a literacy program took it to Maine it
literacy program took it to Maine it
literacy program took it to Maine it wasn’t working where she was teaching as
wasn’t working where she was teaching as
wasn’t working where she was teaching as a young teacher
a young teacher
a young teacher for over 40 years her students chose
for over 40 years her students chose
for over 40 years her students chose their books their assessments and their
their books their assessments and their
their books their assessments and their schedules most of her students wind up
schedules most of her students wind up
schedules most of her students wind up in the Ivy League schools what’s
in the Ivy League schools what’s
in the Ivy League schools what’s different she included her students in
different she included her students in
different she included her students in their own education trust the messenger
their own education trust the messenger
their own education trust the messenger now we’re looking for that silver bullet
now we’re looking for that silver bullet
now we’re looking for that silver bullet today to make things better and we have
today to make things better and we have
today to make things better and we have a lot of goodwill people trying to do it
a lot of goodwill people trying to do it
a lot of goodwill people trying to do it but the word innovation can be scary if
but the word innovation can be scary if
but the word innovation can be scary if you’re talking about gimmicks you’re
you’re talking about gimmicks you’re
you’re talking about gimmicks you’re talking about computers okay all good in
talking about computers okay all good in
talking about computers okay all good in all well and good but what’s the heart
all well and good but what’s the heart
all well and good but what’s the heart of teaching what’s the core we call it
of teaching what’s the core we call it
of teaching what’s the core we call it common core core means heart well the
common core core means heart well the
common core core means heart well the first common core curriculum was the
first common core curriculum was the
first common core curriculum was the Iliad Homer the second the Bible those
Iliad Homer the second the Bible those
Iliad Homer the second the Bible those were the books that people use and what
were the books that people use and what
were the books that people use and what did they do with students they taught
did they do with students they taught
did they do with students they taught them rhetoric how to think how to read
them rhetoric how to think how to read
them rhetoric how to think how to read how to write most of all how to present
how to write most of all how to present
how to write most of all how to present yourself whoever said the reason you
yourself whoever said the reason you
yourself whoever said the reason you should go to college is to get a job
should go to college is to get a job
should go to college is to get a job what a nutty idea that is okay you
what a nutty idea that is okay you
what a nutty idea that is okay you should you should go to college for the
should you should go to college for the
should you should go to college for the liberal education it gives you it frees
liberal education it gives you it frees
liberal education it gives you it frees you that’s what liberal means in the
you that’s what liberal means in the
you that’s what liberal means in the liberal arts it frees you to be a human
liberal arts it frees you to be a human
liberal arts it frees you to be a human being what do human beings do they take
being what do human beings do they take
being what do human beings do they take charge of their lives and they
charge of their lives and they
charge of their lives and they contribute to the common good I had the
contribute to the common good I had the
contribute to the common good I had the ability to read about Nancy’s life as I
ability to read about Nancy’s life as I
ability to read about Nancy’s life as I said and I also found out that on the
said and I also found out that on the
said and I also found out that on the day after her a million-dollar reward
day after her a million-dollar reward
day after her a million-dollar reward she went on CNN oh he’s a tricky
she went on CNN oh he’s a tricky
she went on CNN oh he’s a tricky situation okay but she did and the first
situation okay but she did and the first
situation okay but she did and the first thing the ladies asked her was by the
thing the ladies asked her was by the
thing the ladies asked her was by the way congratulations Nancy at well what
way congratulations Nancy at well what
way congratulations Nancy at well what would you advise young people who want
would you advise young people who want
would you advise young people who want to go into the teaching profession today
to go into the teaching profession today
to go into the teaching profession today to do without taking a breath she said I
to do without taking a breath she said I
to do without taking a breath she said I wouldn’t advise young people are go into
wouldn’t advise young people are go into
wouldn’t advise young people are go into teaching today go into business make
teaching today go into business make
teaching today go into business make some money the teaching profession it’s
some money the teaching profession it’s
some money the teaching profession it’s look at the way people talk about
look at the way people talk about
look at the way people talk about teachers
teachers
teachers thinking Nancy Nancy Nancy you’re the
thinking Nancy Nancy Nancy you’re the
thinking Nancy Nancy Nancy you’re the global teacher of the year why are you
global teacher of the year why are you
global teacher of the year why are you saying that let’s talk about leadership
saying that let’s talk about leadership
saying that let’s talk about leadership let’s talk about teachers as leaders go
let’s talk about teachers as leaders go
let’s talk about teachers as leaders go back to the torch get some more fire
back to the torch get some more fire
back to the torch get some more fire okay I always liked that story from
okay I always liked that story from
okay I always liked that story from Henry the fifth the board could also
Henry the fifth the board could also
Henry the fifth the board could also always spin a good yarn and we don’t
always spin a good yarn and we don’t
always spin a good yarn and we don’t know how much of it is apocryphal but
know how much of it is apocryphal but
know how much of it is apocryphal but he’s at the Battle of Agincourt and he’s
he’s at the Battle of Agincourt and he’s
he’s at the Battle of Agincourt and he’s looking at his ragtag men and it’s not
looking at his ragtag men and it’s not
looking at his ragtag men and it’s not looking good okay they’re emaciated okay
looking good okay they’re emaciated okay
looking good okay they’re emaciated okay they’re down there depressed he’s
they’re down there depressed he’s
they’re down there depressed he’s sitting on his high horse okay and he
sitting on his high horse okay and he
sitting on his high horse okay and he says all right men he goes and you know
says all right men he goes and you know
says all right men he goes and you know this right we few we happy few we band
this right we few we happy few we band
this right we few we happy few we band of brothers he who sheds his blood with
of brothers he who sheds his blood with
of brothers he who sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother what the
me today shall be my brother what the
me today shall be my brother what the King adopted all of his men into his
King adopted all of his men into his
King adopted all of his men into his family because they chose to fight with
family because they chose to fight with
family because they chose to fight with him they chose to suffer he’s taking a
him they chose to suffer he’s taking a
him they chose to suffer he’s taking a second look and he’s thinking I haven’t
second look and he’s thinking I haven’t
second look and he’s thinking I haven’t convinced everybody I better say
convinced everybody I better say
convinced everybody I better say something else this is my own version
something else this is my own version
something else this is my own version and he says well you know now there are
and he says well you know now there are
and he says well you know now there are people going to bed tonight in England
people going to bed tonight in England
people going to bed tonight in England thinking I wish I had gone to fight with
thinking I wish I had gone to fight with
thinking I wish I had gone to fight with the king I’m so sorry I didn’t but I’m
the king I’m so sorry I didn’t but I’m
the king I’m so sorry I didn’t but I’m glad somebody else did but we know what
glad somebody else did but we know what
glad somebody else did but we know what that’s like he takes another look and he
that’s like he takes another look and he
that’s like he takes another look and he goes he says I got it I got to bring
goes he says I got it I got to bring
goes he says I got it I got to bring this home so he says all right he said
this home so he says all right he said
this home so he says all right he said you know what today is today is Saint
you know what today is today is Saint
you know what today is today is Saint Crispin’s day every year there’s a saint
Crispin’s day every year there’s a saint
Crispin’s day every year there’s a saint crispin’s day every year when we go home
crispin’s day every year when we go home
crispin’s day every year when we go home from this horrible war you’ll be able to
from this horrible war you’ll be able to
from this horrible war you’ll be able to say I fought with the King on st.
say I fought with the King on st.
say I fought with the King on st. Crispin’s day look I have my scars I
Crispin’s day look I have my scars I
Crispin’s day look I have my scars I have my wounds to show you the King says
have my wounds to show you the King says
have my wounds to show you the King says i’m going to give you bragging rights
i’m going to give you bragging rights
i’m going to give you bragging rights for the rest of your life because you’re
for the rest of your life because you’re
for the rest of your life because you’re fighting with me today teachers are
fighting with me today teachers are
fighting with me today teachers are suffering servants when i go around
suffering servants when i go around
suffering servants when i go around speaking to teachers in the new teachers
speaking to teachers in the new teachers
speaking to teachers in the new teachers graduating from graduate school I see
graduating from graduate school I see
graduating from graduate school I see aunt anticipation and anxiety to the
aunt anticipation and anxiety to the
aunt anticipation and anxiety to the veteran teachers in the school districts
veteran teachers in the school districts
veteran teachers in the school districts and in the college’s I see despondency
and in the college’s I see despondency
and in the college’s I see despondency and depression and I say
and depression and I say
and depression and I say where’s the spark that made you become a
where’s the spark that made you become a
where’s the spark that made you become a teacher when I was back at that
teacher when I was back at that
teacher when I was back at that classroom 1 218 street I thought I
classroom 1 218 street I thought I
classroom 1 218 street I thought I should have been a pharmacist cuz that’s
should have been a pharmacist cuz that’s
should have been a pharmacist cuz that’s originally what I was going to do I
originally what I was going to do I
originally what I was going to do I can’t I can’t teach 43 kids and then I
can’t I can’t teach 43 kids and then I
can’t I can’t teach 43 kids and then I found out I guess I could so I’m
found out I guess I could so I’m
found out I guess I could so I’m trusting the messenger and I’m asking
trusting the messenger and I’m asking
trusting the messenger and I’m asking you to do the same thing with teachers
you to do the same thing with teachers
you to do the same thing with teachers and i think nancy has since back down a
and i think nancy has since back down a
and i think nancy has since back down a little bit she’s a wonderful woman and
little bit she’s a wonderful woman and
little bit she’s a wonderful woman and deserves all that she gets but I think
deserves all that she gets but I think
deserves all that she gets but I think she kind of realized that she shocked
she kind of realized that she shocked
she kind of realized that she shocked all of the teaching profession by
all of the teaching profession by
all of the teaching profession by telling them to go into business so
telling them to go into business so
telling them to go into business so there’s good news we have people now
there’s good news we have people now
there’s good news we have people now inspiring the students in the classroom
inspiring the students in the classroom
inspiring the students in the classroom back on Staten Island for a minute we’re
back on Staten Island for a minute we’re
back on Staten Island for a minute we’re sitting on this stoop at the end of a
sitting on this stoop at the end of a
sitting on this stoop at the end of a day of hard play cowboys and Indians and
day of hard play cowboys and Indians and
day of hard play cowboys and Indians and we’re looking up at the moon and we knew
we’re looking up at the moon and we knew
we’re looking up at the moon and we knew there was going to be an American on the
there was going to be an American on the
there was going to be an American on the moon someday we didn’t know how that was
moon someday we didn’t know how that was
moon someday we didn’t know how that was going to happen but we were optimistic
going to happen but we were optimistic
going to happen but we were optimistic as children we were optimistic about
as children we were optimistic about
as children we were optimistic about ourselves our families and our country
ourselves our families and our country
ourselves our families and our country you go to school today kids that coming
you go to school today kids that coming
you go to school today kids that coming in coming in their classroom they’re
in coming in their classroom they’re
in coming in their classroom they’re looking down there despondent what do
looking down there despondent what do
looking down there despondent what do teachers do they get that gleam from the
teachers do they get that gleam from the
teachers do they get that gleam from the statue and they touch the heart and mind
statue and they touch the heart and mind
statue and they touch the heart and mind of each student in that classroom
of each student in that classroom
of each student in that classroom they’re going to suffer because of it
they’re going to suffer because of it
they’re going to suffer because of it because the learner may not want to
because the learner may not want to
because the learner may not want to learn yet and we have to figure out how
learn yet and we have to figure out how
learn yet and we have to figure out how to do that where the professionals okay
to do that where the professionals okay
to do that where the professionals okay we’re the Silver Bullet teachers are the
we’re the Silver Bullet teachers are the
we’re the Silver Bullet teachers are the silver bullet for helping students learn
silver bullet for helping students learn
silver bullet for helping students learn I was at my young go to a barber shop
I was at my young go to a barber shop
I was at my young go to a barber shop anymore you go to a salon now right and
anymore you go to a salon now right and
anymore you go to a salon now right and yet you don’t have a barber you have a
yet you don’t have a barber you have a
yet you don’t have a barber you have a stylist so before the holidays I’m
stylist so before the holidays I’m
stylist so before the holidays I’m getting ready for my holiday Tantra and
getting ready for my holiday Tantra and
getting ready for my holiday Tantra and my stylist likes to make small talk it’s
my stylist likes to make small talk it’s
my stylist likes to make small talk it’s funny the stylists have become like the
funny the stylists have become like the
funny the stylists have become like the bartenders of old after two minutes
bartenders of old after two minutes
bartenders of old after two minutes you’re spilling your guts to this
you’re spilling your guts to this
you’re spilling your guts to this perfect strange
perfect strange
perfect strange and she says to me well what kind of a
and she says to me well what kind of a
and she says to me well what kind of a dated you have today and I said I had a
dated you have today and I said I had a
dated you have today and I said I had a wonderful day but I said my students are
wonderful day but I said my students are
wonderful day but I said my students are getting kind of antsy for the holidays
getting kind of antsy for the holidays
getting kind of antsy for the holidays she’d oh you’re a teacher I said yeah
she’d oh you’re a teacher I said yeah
she’d oh you’re a teacher I said yeah she said what do you teach I said I
she said what do you teach I said I
she said what do you teach I said I teach Latin she goes latin she said my
teach Latin she goes latin she said my
teach Latin she goes latin she said my daughter is at middle school she’s
daughter is at middle school she’s
daughter is at middle school she’s getting ready to sign up for a language
getting ready to sign up for a language
getting ready to sign up for a language for high school I said oh I said what is
for high school I said oh I said what is
for high school I said oh I said what is she gonna take she said well her father
she gonna take she said well her father
she gonna take she said well her father and I wanted to take Spanish I said okay
and I wanted to take Spanish I said okay
and I wanted to take Spanish I said okay but she wants to take French we don’t
but she wants to take French we don’t
but she wants to take French we don’t want her to take French I said why not
want her to take French I said why not
want her to take French I said why not she says that’s not very practical I
she says that’s not very practical I
she says that’s not very practical I said well why does she want to take
said well why does she want to take
said well why does she want to take French she said Evan and the woman lit
French she said Evan and the woman lit
French she said Evan and the woman lit up she said ever since she’s a little
up she said ever since she’s a little
up she said ever since she’s a little kid she’d put on the high heels throw a
kid she’d put on the high heels throw a
kid she’d put on the high heels throw a bow around her neck and go like this I
bow around her neck and go like this I
bow around her neck and go like this I make believe she was speaking French I
make believe she was speaking French I
make believe she was speaking French I said wow your daughter is the messenger
said wow your daughter is the messenger
said wow your daughter is the messenger what is she telling you she’s excited
what is she telling you she’s excited
what is she telling you she’s excited about something and you know what here’s
about something and you know what here’s
about something and you know what here’s my prediction if you and your husband
my prediction if you and your husband
my prediction if you and your husband support her that glimmer of excitement
support her that glimmer of excitement
support her that glimmer of excitement is gonna spill over into all of her
is gonna spill over into all of her
is gonna spill over into all of her other subjects how about this tell her
other subjects how about this tell her
other subjects how about this tell her she can take French when she gets to the
she can take French when she gets to the
she can take French when she gets to the end of her high school years send her
end of her high school years send her
end of her high school years send her over to France with her teacher in her
over to France with her teacher in her
over to France with her teacher in her class she said what a great idea thank
class she said what a great idea thank
class she said what a great idea thank you trust the messenger sometimes the
you trust the messenger sometimes the
you trust the messenger sometimes the messenger is the student I had the
messenger is the student I had the
messenger is the student I had the opportunity to teach maximum security
opportunity to teach maximum security
opportunity to teach maximum security inmates in the mid-hudson prison for
inmates in the mid-hudson prison for
inmates in the mid-hudson prison for about five years for Maris College and I
about five years for Maris College and I
about five years for Maris College and I was always amazed at how smart my
was always amazed at how smart my
was always amazed at how smart my students were because you know inmates
students were because you know inmates
students were because you know inmates have this rap you know high school
have this rap you know high school
have this rap you know high school dropout well his here’s an alarm and
dropout well his here’s an alarm and
dropout well his here’s an alarm and alarming statistic they wanted high
alarming statistic they wanted high
alarming statistic they wanted high school dropouts they weren’t even middle
school dropouts they weren’t even middle
school dropouts they weren’t even middle school dropouts they were elementary
school dropouts they were elementary
school dropouts they were elementary school dropouts and those statistics
school dropouts and those statistics
school dropouts and those statistics disappeared nobody intervened until they
disappeared nobody intervened until they
disappeared nobody intervened until they came into prison the first night of my
came into prison the first night of my
came into prison the first night of my class interpersonal communication I
class interpersonal communication I
class interpersonal communication I always wanted to know why the students
always wanted to know why the students
always wanted to know why the students signed up for my class and not for
signed up for my class and not for
signed up for my class and not for another class so I would say why are you
another class so I would say why are you
another class so I would say why are you here not not why are you here but like
here not not why are you here but like
here not not why are you here but like why are you here
why are you here
why are you here and and we go around the room and you’d
and and we go around the room and you’d
and and we go around the room and you’d hear the usual thing oh I want to look
hear the usual thing oh I want to look
hear the usual thing oh I want to look good before the parole board okay fair
good before the parole board okay fair
good before the parole board okay fair enough my mom’s always wanted me to go
enough my mom’s always wanted me to go
enough my mom’s always wanted me to go to school I want to please their I
to school I want to please their I
to school I want to please their I passed my GED ok the next of the last
passed my GED ok the next of the last
passed my GED ok the next of the last student stands up and he says mr g can
student stands up and he says mr g can
student stands up and he says mr g can you teach me to have an intelligent
you teach me to have an intelligent
you teach me to have an intelligent conversation with people i can’t do that
conversation with people i can’t do that
conversation with people i can’t do that the other students they did they were
the other students they did they were
the other students they did they were like speechless yeah that’s why you go
like speechless yeah that’s why you go
like speechless yeah that’s why you go to school you educate yourself you free
to school you educate yourself you free
to school you educate yourself you free yourself and then you go into society
yourself and then you go into society
yourself and then you go into society and make those contributions to the
and make those contributions to the
and make those contributions to the world if we believe in the original
world if we believe in the original
world if we believe in the original meaning of Education to lead out ok then
meaning of Education to lead out ok then
meaning of Education to lead out ok then we’ve got to stop cramming stuff into
we’ve got to stop cramming stuff into
we’ve got to stop cramming stuff into the kids that we think is good for them
the kids that we think is good for them
the kids that we think is good for them and they need to be part of what they
and they need to be part of what they
and they need to be part of what they want to learn how they want to learn and
want to learn how they want to learn and
want to learn how they want to learn and how they will be assessed now Nancy we
how they will be assessed now Nancy we
how they will be assessed now Nancy we gave her a little rough ride tonight but
gave her a little rough ride tonight but
gave her a little rough ride tonight but up in Maine her kids choose their own
up in Maine her kids choose their own
up in Maine her kids choose their own books they choose their own assessments
books they choose their own assessments
books they choose their own assessments and they do very well because they’re
and they do very well because they’re
and they do very well because they’re invested in the process what did vote
invested in the process what did vote
invested in the process what did vote start saying the magic flute wake up and
start saying the magic flute wake up and
start saying the magic flute wake up and see that you have fallen from the stars
see that you have fallen from the stars
see that you have fallen from the stars already that flame which the ancients
already that flame which the ancients
already that flame which the ancients thought can contain the divinity ok
thought can contain the divinity ok
thought can contain the divinity ok we’ll take root in the students that we
we’ll take root in the students that we
we’ll take root in the students that we teach santa fe holy fire ok that’s
teach santa fe holy fire ok that’s
teach santa fe holy fire ok that’s what’s going to ignite the rest of the
what’s going to ignite the rest of the
what’s going to ignite the rest of the world when those students have the
world when those students have the
world when those students have the freedom to participate in their own
freedom to participate in their own
freedom to participate in their own lives and then extend that to the larger
lives and then extend that to the larger
lives and then extend that to the larger community thank
community thank
community thank [Applause]
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