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Kat Clark
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Elevating teacher voices: teachersintheirpower.com
“The deeper I immersed myself, the more I realized: It was my calling to bring that same superpower to students in my own community.”

Emanuel's story ⬇️
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October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, recirculating the words of Benjamin Grignon from Menominee Indian School District:

“If students aren't safe, if they’re not comfortable, if they don’t feel loved in your classroom, then they won’t be ready to learn.”

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October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Why do I want to go explore space, when there's so much that I can do here on Earth?”

Cesarina's story⬇️
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September 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“Teaching stood out to me as a way to do something good in the world in a way that had a really tangible impact.”

Harper's story⬇️
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August 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“At 55, I looked at myself and asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’”

Alicia's story ⬇️
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June 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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May 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we’re not just saying thank you — we’re creating space for teachers to be heard. 📣

Teachers in Their Power and Xperiential just launched a free guide to help PreK–12 teachers record & publish their stories 🎬🔥
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May 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“It was a wake-up call for me because, as exciting as it was to be a 19-year-old working at the White House... I knew right then that teaching was something I was destined to do.”

Michael's story⬇️
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May 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“James was my friend with Down syndrome who I played dinosaurs with all day... We were all in the same class, learning together.”

Read Winona's #specialeducation story⬇️

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April 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“I realized that what I needed most was support.”

Follow Nya's #teaching story ⬇️

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March 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“Honestly, the biggest issue was my confidence. I just did not feel confident teaching. Now, I feel a lot more comfortable and confident. It just took me some time.”

Follow Vanessa's story ⬇️
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March 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“The special ed students were really authentic. They were hugging each other. They were just really different. I wanted to be a part of that.”

Follow Kareem's story ⬇️
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February 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“There’s a piece of advice that I love. It’s from the Cult of Pedagogy, and it’s called ‘find your marigold.’

It’s the one essential rule for new teachers... your growth early on depends on who you’re planting yourself next to.”
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February 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“When I was finishing up my degree, I became really motivated to want to do my part to make the world a better place. I thought that it made sense to become a teacher.”

Follow Ben's story⬇️
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January 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“I'm a pretty active person, and I hated being stuck behind a desk. I love that #teaching allows me to walk and move around and be fidgety and animated and kind of goofy sometimes.”
–Ashleen Calhan, Philadelphia

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January 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM