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The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers with Patrick Harris II The Authority Podcast 27
Patrick Harris II, a middle school humanities teacher outside of Detroit, is the guest on this episode of The Authority. His book, published by Heinemann, is The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers.
The First Five is a memoir with a call-to-action. Patrick writes about his early life and what brought him to the education profession, and outlines the lessons learned in his first five years – as well as insights from other educators.
In the interview, Patrick and Ross discuss:
● What pushed Patrick to write the book
● What it’s been like to share his story with others
● Tackling toxic…
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