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October First (Season 1, Episode 3)

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A quick show note: This one is pretty personal. I’m definitely a big advocate for schools and the people who run them. But sometimes the best way to initiate important systemic change is to stop shouting and hold up a mirror.

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“Ben walked into class late. Again. And Ben left early. Again. He told me it was going to happen, and I wouldn’t have been surprised, even without a warning. Because it was late October, and Ben was on his way out…

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Music:
Minimalist Study in F Minor by Nathan Howe.

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Transcript: October First (Season 1, Episode 3)

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Ben walked into class late. Again. And Ben left early. Again. He told me it was going to happen, and I wouldn’t have been surprised, even without a warning. Because it was late October, and Ben was on his way out.

Ben isn’t his real name, but he stands out in my mind: a lanky teenager with shock of white-blond hair and a face that always teetered on the edge of genuine surprise and familiar regret. Some piercings, some chains, all the normal teenage “Don’t mess with me” signals.

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