Think back to when you were in school. More times than not the person who inspired you, believed in you and encouraged you, other than your parents, was a teacher. It could have been a teacher as early as 2nd or 3rd grade who made you feel that you mattered, that you had the ability to learn and thrive and you were special. For some of us it might have been in high school or college, but somewhere along your journey a teacher played a major role in your life. Education has long been the ticket to success. As one teacher told me years ago, an education is like having the ticket the dance. It doesn’t guarantee someone is going to dance with you, but it gets you in the door and increases your opportunity. In the U.S., our teachers are not well paid. The position is not held in high esteem, school budgets are constantly being cut while classroom size is constantly getting larger. The burn out rate for teachers is very high. Tune in and discover how we can change this dynamic.