"...Schools are supposed to be in partnership with the community,it should be equal parts working together to do what's the best interest of students...."C1-T2-1

"...Schools are supposed to be inpartnership with the community,it should be equal parts working together to do what's the best interest of students...."C1-T2-1

"If he's students failed,he has failed.And if he's students feel successful,then he feels successful."

validates who the students are, who they will become, and what they will do for their communities

(C2,T1,1)

Student wellness should be at the top of that revolution.”

creates lifelong pathways back to wellness.”

“I think that it requires for schools to no longer exist and for us to envision a world that, in some ways, is returning back to the world and communities that a lot of us come from.” (C1,T2,1)

“The field of education needs to shift from sites of schooling to actual sites of education to support young children and families in the ways I Have shared. Schooling, as we understand it, processes ideas and ways of being necessary to sustain the current society, maintaining status quo and supporting the power structures that keep the wealthy in their positions and the poor in theirs. When we speak of education, however, we refer to the values and ways of being that sustain people and  communities. This includes the transmission of our indigenous languages, stories of origin, adages, and the medicines of our people, passing all of this from one generation to the next. By shifting from school to education, I believe schools will be transformed into community centers or spaces where young people are reminded daily of their blessings, their sacred purpose, and the rich history of their ancestors.” (C3,T1,1)

(C3 T2 T3)

5:05-5:37

7:11-8:20

16:51-16:58

31:02-31:14

“If I can't make a connection with you as a person, then there will be no connection.” 8:07

4:00

(C2 T3 T2)

students felt the curriculum wasn't rigorous enough if it centered their well-being,

associating academic success with stress and struggle. However, teachers who left our

school often appreciated our approach once they observed the alternative: stressed

students and burdened teachers elsewhere.”

educators toward students, and a belief that ongoing stress would result in resilience

and higher academic achievement.”

“They were influencing a policy”16:02

“The students saw their power in coming together”16:49

(C3 T2 T3)

7:35-8:28

13:56-15:20