There really cannot be enough said about the role that experience plays in working in public education. There are high as lows as an educator, emotionally, academically and even sometimes physically. Every building has that teacher, that’s been through this before and encourages everyone around him to stay focused on what matters and not let the daily grind get to you. At IDEA, that’s Dave. Dave came to IDEA in the second year of the school, but with over 15 years teaching at a similar trade-focused technology school in Portland Oregon.