I have a confession. I wasn't interested in reading Mr. Minor's book. I'm a fan of Mr. Minor. I loved listening to him speak at NCTE's Conference on English Leadership. I think he is a big deal. But I was really expecting his book to be a motivational book and less about curriculum and instruction. I've never been this happy to be wrong! It turns out, Mr. Minor's book is a superhero book that condemns the superhero narrative. Not all aspects, just the stereotypes that burden educators with unrealistic expectations. Expectations that cause burn out and promote martyrdom work culture.

In this episode, I share a handful of excerpts worth reflecting on with your faculty, PLC, teacher team, teacher BFF, first-year teacher, a teacher in a slump, and administrator!

This book is ideal to create a teacher workforce of free thinkers, problem solvers, and self-sufficient teams. If you want a teacher team that follows the district curriculum to Fidelity, you might want to avoid this book.

Minor, C. (2019). We got this: Equity, access, and the quest to be who our students need us to be. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

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