Love, learn, and laugh: ten days in Hawaii gave me fresh perspective on what really matters in education.

Welcome to SPARKS: mini-segments intended to spark your thinking and ignite your practice. These short episodes are based on my written reflections, which you can find on the Teachers on Fire Magazine at Medium.com.

Read the blog post featured in this episode at https://medium.com/teachers-on-fire/ohana-a-hawaiian-prescription-for-education-communities-ece3f94c6ae4?source=friends_link&sk=8180643370f1af56bf05f6e9ceb0c3f0.

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Song Track Credits:

Sunrise Drive by South London Hifi

Anthem by The Grand Affair

Species by Diamond Ortiz

*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.

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