We can talk about like innovative learning all we want,
and we have all of these different projects
and we have all of these terms and vocabulary words,
but I think it really comes down to the people.
And the culture of a school.
And I think that XQ helps foster those things
100% with the design principles.
Because of the relationship I developed
with the teacher and my peers and my community,
I was able to learn things about myself
that I still have with me today.
This is only because a teacher uplifted my strengths.
Today I work in the library,
my desk is in the library,
and we have three different lunch blocks.
And at every given block,
I have kids sitting at my desk
who know that they can always come and sit at my desk.
I see myself in the anxious students
that come and sit at my desk.
I see how important those relationships are.
You don't have anything
if you don't have those relationships.
That is where the foundation must begin to be built.
We have kids that fly planes here.
You wouldn't be able to get in that plane
if you didn't trust your aviation teacher with your life.
So I think that that's just kind of the crux of it all.