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I'm Calvin Allan.

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I'm a teacher here at
Highline Virtual Academy.

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Being a teacher has
become a calling.

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I feel like I have been drawn
to teaching in various ways.

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As an immigrant
to this country, I

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feel I owe a lot to just the
opportunities here, but also

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for public education.

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The pathway for my future, which
was college, led me to teaching.

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What better way to give back
by being in public education,

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being a teacher and
inspiring students

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to pick their own pathway.

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This year alone,
we dove into AI.

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We just also finished
a 3D printing unit.

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It's just so great to see them
try to push their learning

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and pushing themselves and
super excited to apply that

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to their future careers.

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I create a culture of
belonging amongst my students

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by really getting to
know them and making

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sure they get to
know each other,

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finding those small moments
to invite them in to make

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the classroom their own.

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I really think about what
can I give a little bit more

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today to my students
to show them that they

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belong in this classroom.

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Whatever they put their mind
to, they can accomplish.

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They can dream big.

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They can challenge themselves.

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They can uplift others as
they uplift themselves.

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They're ready for the future.

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They're ready to create
their own pathways.

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And they're just ready to
create better communities,

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to improve the communities
that they are part of

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and to build a better place not
just for themselves but for all

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of us.

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