In My Bag: The Invisible Weight of Generational Education Trauma | Eli Woody | TEDxKU

[applause] 13 school years ago, I started my first day as a student teacher at Robinson Middle School in Topeka, Kansas. I was passionate. I was optimistic. I was broke beyond belief.And importantly, my hairline hadn't run away from me yet. But I did hit the jackpot with the teacher I was paired up with. He was a veteran teacher and he trusted that I would learn through the process.So instead of introducing me to the students on the first day of school, Paul allowed me to introduce myself. So I walked to th ...