destiny. what we also do quality teachers, good teachers, bulk america's teachers we teach them one math lesson and say you need to know this not only in school but throughout life. the sum of all the yesterdays equal the value of tomorrow. >> randi, it's good when you have a schoolteacher 20 years on the street as nypd. >> he was working the beat while we were in the schools. tony is a great teacher. i met tony. i love tony. and what we also need to do is we need to support our teachers. and what teachers are basically saying through the country is support us, don't scapegoat us. we know we want to be good. we want to make a difference in the lives of kids. we need the conditions and the tools to help us. >> if the conversation doesn't happen anywhere else it will happen on this show. great to see you. randi weingarten, tony mullen