Sharon is–deservedly so–America’s Government Teacher. She joins us today to talk about her eloquent and beautifully-illustrated children’s book, WE ARE MIGHTY. Join Sonja and Vanessa in finding out how Sharon adapted her work for a younger audience, her own experience in high school history class, finding her writing voice, how to find untold stories to tell, and why she dropped pre-med as her major…in a surprisingly eerie story. Along the way, Sharon shares her love of pigeons and feeds Sonja and Vanessa some baby carrots.REFERENCES:To learn more about Emma Lazarus, the poet Sharon mentions, click here.To learn more about the American Exchange Project that Sonja is involved in, go to the American Exchange Project website. For more details on Sharon McMahon’s banned commencement address, check out this Newsweek article from April 2026.To read the address that Sharon had prepared to give: Sharon McMahon: My Message to the Class of 2026

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