In this special episode, Mr. Wes Schantz and I firmly mark our presence in the podcast scene by thrusting a metaphorical (metaphysical?) stake into the ground. We (a) declare our current goals, and how they have been shaped over our time collaborating so far; (b) we consider our current projects and other collaborators and their projects, (c) and just what it is that the true teacher seeks to convey to his students. (d) We also announce a new project analyzing selected American poetry as professional development for teachers.