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QUESTION

How can we make learning more comprehensive?

ANSWER

“Learning is in everything that you do, and if you adopt that mentality, then it becomes liberating because now nothing is off limits.”

Torlecia Bates

Homeschool Teacher, Banking
Manager, Parent of Three

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As we turn the page on a school year we won’t

soon forget, we’re exploring what the future

of education looks like with the doers, thinkers,

and learners at the heart of it.Explore Voices

As we turn the page on a school year we won’t soon forget, we’re exploring what the future of education looks like with the doers, thinkers, and learners at the heart of it.

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QUESTION

How can we make learning more comprehensive?

ANSWER

“Learning is in everything that you do, and if you adopt that mentality, then it becomes liberating because now nothing is off limits.”

Torlecia Bates

Homeschool Teacher, Banking
Manager, Parent of Three

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QUESTION

What about students today inspires you?

ANSWER

“I’m very hopeful because this generation of children is brilliant and has lots to say.”

Common

Artist, Actor, Author, and Activist

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QUESTION

How do you define social emotional learning?

ANSWER

“Social emotional learning is, if I can put it simply, to balance the teaching of head with the teaching of heart.”

Tim Shriver

Member,
COVID Collaborative National
Advisory Council;
Chair of CASEL

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QUESTION

What inspires you to seek new ways to improve education?

ANSWER

“What gives me hope is when educators who were thinking about leaving the profession tell me this is their dream job, and they want to stay in teaching.”

Shauna Causey

CEO, WEEKDAYS Micro-Schools

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QUESTION

How can we give students more opportunities to succeed?

ANSWER

“I see really hungry kids who want a shot at that American dream. So let’s give it to them.”

Reshma Saujani

CEO and Founder, Girls Who
Code and Marshall Plan for Moms

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QUESTION

How can we increase access to quality education?

ANSWER

“Education cannot be thought of as a commodity or as a means to maximizing profit. It is a sacred rite of passage that must be afforded to all in recognition of our human dignity.”

Isaac Lozano

Student and Writer

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QUESTION

How can we build a more supportive learning environment for all students?

ANSWER

“It’s not just working with somebody on their algebra lesson—it’s about relationship building.”

Claudy Chapman

Tutor and Regional Director,
Saga Education

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QUESTION

How can education empower students to become the leaders of tomorrow?

ANSWER

“We talk about students being the leaders of tomorrow. These young people are ready to lead today.”

Kaya Henderson

Founder & CEO,
Reconstruction US;
Co-host, Pod Save the People

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QUESTION

How can we create an environment that encourages better quality learning?

ANSWER

“We have to care about the students, absolutely, but we also must care about the teachers.”

Sharon McMahon

Former High School
Government and Law Teacher

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QUESTION

What makes you excited to go back to school?

ANSWER

"Elmo had fun learning with his friends and teachers on video, but Elmo really really can't wait to see them at school again!"

Elmo

Sesame Street

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QUESTION

What brings you hope when you imagine the future of education?

ANSWER

“When we have young folks who are relentless in the pursuit of justice, that is how we will move to a better world.”

Nekima Levy Armstrong

Executive Director,
Wayfinder Foundation

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QUESTION

How can we help ensure all students feel they can be their authentic selves?

ANSWER

“A sense of belonging means feeling like you're accepted, but also that you can contribute.”

Ze Min Xiao

Director, Center for Economic
Opportunity and Belonging
at the Economic Development
Corporation of Utah

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QUESTION

How can we inspire students to be more self-confident?

ANSWER

“We wanted to create an experience where students learn to manage themselves, build more intrinsic motivation, self-control, and self-care.”

Mikala Streeter

Co-Founder, Zucchinis
Homeschool Co-Op

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QUESTION

How do we prepare for school reopening after a year of virtual learning?

ANSWER

“I really hope we can make sure that the fear that has pervaded adults—that we can push past that to say, ‘It’s okay to have the kids in school.’ That we will not let our anxiety affect our children’s ability to go back to having their regular lives.”

Emily Oster

Professor of Economics,
Brown University

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QUESTION

What excites you most about your students and their future?

ANSWER

“Kids are so curious, and each kid is so different. Our interests and our unique gifts are all part of what makes great adults who are doing important things and helping others and building a stronger community.”

Jessica Hamilton

Teacher

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QUESTION

What motivates you to create a positive impact in your community?

ANSWER

“You need to have an ideology that you’re going to change things. You have to work hard and expect to have pushback from people.”

Zahir Mbengue

Student, Village Leadership
Academy

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QUESTION

How can we create more inclusive spaces for students, regardless of immigration status?

ANSWER

“I envision a place where our students are coming in, knowing they can thrive and that they can do anything they dream of without having to think about their immigration status.”

Viridiana Carrizales

Co-Founder & CEO, ImmSchools

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QUESTION

How can we rethink and rebuild education better?

ANSWER

“I think we should re-imagine education by asking how and who should educate us. It’s not so much about what we teach—it’s every mechanism and who is getting to educate our students that we should rethink.”

Eddie Koen

President & CEO, Urban League
of Greater Southwestern Ohio

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QUESTION

What do young people truly need to thrive?

ANSWER

“We have to knock down this idea that you have to prefer either academic outcomes or social, emotional wellness—that one needs to come before the other.”

Drew Furedi

President & CEO, Para Los Niños

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QUESTION

How can the pandemic change our approach to “what matters” in education?

ANSWER

“This is our once in a lifetime opportunity to make the world a safer, more secure place.”

Tom Frieden

President & CEO, Resolve to
Save Lives; Former CDC
Director, Obama Administration

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QUESTION

How do we recover from learning lost during the pandemic?

ANSWER

“Lost learning implies that it can't be recovered. But we can recover it and move forward.”

Shalinee Sharma

Co-Founder & CEO, Zearn

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QUESTION

How do we recover from the trauma of the pandemic?

ANSWER

“Our children are looking to us, and we need to show them that we are survivors, and we are vulnerable too.”

Maria Hinojosa

Founder, Futuro Media

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How can we make learning more comprehensive?

“Learning is in everything that you do, and if you adopt that mentality, then it becomes liberating because now nothing is off limits.”

As we turn the page on a school year we won’t soon forget, we’re exploring what the future of education looks like with the doers, thinkers, and learners at the heart of it.Explore Voices

As we turn the page on a school year we won’t soon forget, we’re exploring what the future of education looks like with the doers, thinkers, and learners at the heart of it.

How can we make learning more comprehensive?

“Learning is in everything that you do, and if you adopt that mentality, then it becomes liberating because now nothing is off limits.”

What about students today inspires you?

“I’m very hopeful because this generation of children is brilliant and has lots to say.”

How do you define social emotional learning?

“Social emotional learning is, if I can put it simply, to balance the teaching of head with the teaching of heart.”

What inspires you to seek new ways to improve education?

“What gives me hope is when educators who were thinking about leaving the profession tell me this is their dream job, and they want to stay in teaching.”

How can we give students more opportunities to succeed?

“I see really hungry kids who want a shot at that American dream. So let’s give it to them.”

How can we increase access to quality education?

“Education cannot be thought of as a commodity or as a means to maximizing profit. It is a sacred rite of passage that must be afforded to all in recognition of our human dignity.”

How can we build a more supportive learning environment for all students?

“It’s not just working with somebody on their algebra lesson—it’s about relationship building.”

How can education empower students to become the leaders of tomorrow?

“We talk about students being the leaders of tomorrow. These young people are ready to lead today.”

How can we create an environment that encourages better quality learning?

“We have to care about the students, absolutely, but we also must care about the teachers.”

What makes you excited to go back to school?

"Elmo had fun learning with his friends and teachers on video, but Elmo really really can't wait to see them at school again!"

What brings you hope when you imagine the future of education?

“When we have young folks who are relentless in the pursuit of justice, that is how we will move to a better world.”

How can we help ensure all students feel they can be their authentic selves?

“A sense of belonging means feeling like you're accepted, but also that you can contribute.”

How can we inspire students to be more self-confident?

“We wanted to create an experience where students learn to manage themselves, build more intrinsic motivation, self-control, and self-care.”

How do we prepare for school reopening after a year of virtual learning?

“I really hope we can make sure that the fear that has pervaded adults—that we can push past that to say, ‘It’s okay to have the kids in school.’ That we will not let our anxiety affect our children’s ability to go back to having their regular lives.”

What excites you most about your students and their future?

“Kids are so curious, and each kid is so different. Our interests and our unique gifts are all part of what makes great adults who are doing important things and helping others and building a stronger community.”

What motivates you to create a positive impact in your community?

“You need to have an ideology that you’re going to change things. You have to work hard and expect to have pushback from people.”

How can we create more inclusive spaces for students, regardless of immigration status?

“I envision a place where our students are coming in, knowing they can thrive and that they can do anything they dream of without having to think about their immigration status.”

How can we rethink and rebuild education better?

“I think we should re-imagine education by asking how and who should educate us. It’s not so much about what we teach—it’s every mechanism and who is getting to educate our students that we should rethink.”

What do young people truly need to thrive?

“We have to knock down this idea that you have to prefer either academic outcomes or social, emotional wellness—that one needs to come before the other.”

How can the pandemic change our approach to “what matters” in education?

“This is our once in a lifetime opportunity to make the world a safer, more secure place.”

How do we recover from learning lost during the pandemic?

“Lost learning implies that it can't be recovered. But we can recover it and move forward.”

How do we recover from the trauma of the pandemic?

“Our children are looking to us, and we need to show them that we are survivors, and we are vulnerable too.”

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As we turn the page on a school year we won’t

soon forget, we’re exploring what the future

of education looks like with the doers, thinkers,

and learners at the heart of it.Explore Voices