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Weekly Inspo Vids - Week Thirty-Three
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Weekly Inspo Vids - Week Thirty-Three

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Mike Alpert
Apr 08, 2023
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Happy Saturday, friends!

Thanks to everyone who voted last week. We have a new, undisputed champion for the most popular video thus far. With 30 votes - 29 of which were five stars - last week’s video garnered a 98.8% subscriber score. Nicely done!

And thanks again to Anna, a subscriber who sent me the video. If you have one you love that everyone should know about, send it my way!

I really love this week’s video. It says so much without saying anything at all. It also resonates with me deeply.

I don’t talk about this too much, but my life prior to teaching was very similar to that depicted here. I had a fancy cubicle in downtown Portland. I worked in accounting and finance. I got big annual bonuses. And I soon became convinced that life was not meant to be spent in a spreadsheet.

At age 30, I went back to school, got my teaching license, and started all over on a first-year teacher’s salary in front of sixth graders. And I can honestly say I have never regretted it for a second.

You all do extraordinary work. Perhaps you’ve been a lifelong educator and don’t have much to compare it to. But believe me, most people don’t come close to having the direct impact that you do.

Keep it up. And vote!


Weekly Video

Use in staff newsletters, encouraging emails, etc.

Teach First - Life Changing

Possible Caption: The students make all the difference.

Looking for a past video. Check our archive.

Vote below, and we’ll track your favorite videos in our archive.

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Weekly Trivia

Use in staff newsletters, morning announcements, class closers, etc.

Question: In what year was the oldest public school opened in what is now the United States?

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