Hello everyone! It's time to talk about where we go now as educators. We live in a world of gun violence, quick fixes, and with communities that would rather see education fail than succeed. So, what do we do? We addressed some of this in part 1 of this series, but now we are going to talk about the rest. This is an honest conversation between Emily from @teachingsaveslives on Instagram, and myself, about how teachers can pave the way forward with a focus on mastery teaching, beginning to take back the conversation about educators FOR educators, and how remembering our why can keep us going when things get tough. I'm so thankful that this teaching community exists, and we have a platform to host such honest discussions. Enjoy! But before you go off and listen, consider supporting the podcast by grabbing a copy of Teach Me, Teacher, Life Lessons that Taught Me How to be a Better Teacher. Written in celebration of teachers and the power of education, Teach Me, Teacher affirms that you have the power to save a life. If you need to remember your why, or gain insight into the mind of a child who endured trauma at home, and how school saved him (me), this is the book for you. Check out the book here. — A special thank you to Viewsonic for sponsoring this episode of the podcast! Please check out their amazing resources for teachers here.