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School level. the second thing that i want to say is perhaps garfield high school doesn't deserve the credit for starting the boycott because i think in a way, you could say that the elite private schools like lakeside where bill gates went to started the boycott. those schools have never used the map test. in fact, they don't inundate their classrooms with standardized testing because they want their children to be developed as leaders. they want time for the arts and critical thinking in the classroom. we want the very same for our students at garfield high school. [ cheers and applause ] >>...

Opportunity to go to washington, d.c. on a fellowship. i started working for the junior senator from illinois who's now the president of the united states. i was a teacher who was working in the white house in an amazing role. and an amazing opportunity. now i'm back in the classroom. i decided that's where my passion is. i just want to second everyone's comments. it's really hard. one of the things that's amazing is how little credibility many teachers have in the washington, d.c. policy world. >> why is that? >> i think it goes back to the those who can do, those who can't teach, that attitu...