Ted Dintersmith

And I...

When I went all over the country, my wife and I are driving on a highway and we see this sign, National Teachers Hall of Fame.

I didn't even know it existed.

We just said like, turn the car, drove off, went and visited, met the woman who ran it.

And I've been back several times and they've been, you know, unbelievably great in every respect.

The museum itself, like compared to, you know, Canton, Ohio or Cooperstown, New York.

I mean, this is dinky, right?

It's one little room, but at least it's there.

But Scott, you go up

On a hill, there's a knoll and a little chapter, and there are these obelisks.

And the obelisks have the name of all the educators who've given their lives to protect and defend their kids from a shooter.

And they're raising money.

I just gave them the grant to finish it, but they have to put a whole new obelisk.

And, you know, it's 200 teachers.

And the point I say is we trust them with the lives of our kids, but we don't trust them with their lesson plans.

And how, you know, like, if nobody likes to be scripted every minute of the day, nobody likes to fear that if they say not quite the right thing, that some crazy parent will dox them on social media.

You know, I don't know.

You know, it's like this is the foundation of our country, right?

Strong education is the key to a successful democracy.

And if we get it right, things fall in place.