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One Small Step partners, Marcus Loganbill (67) and Betty Farrell (76) learn about each other's beliefs by discuss their role as teachers, relationship to their respective churches and their early memories of politics.

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Ambassador Larry L. Palmer, former student of Rosa T. Beard and a founding member of the award-winning Rocket Club.

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

Lisa Beckford (42) talks with her daughter, Ayanna Beckford (14) about the affects of 2020 on her teaching career and her family.

Edshundra Gary (42) shares a conversation with her colleague and friend Bridgit Harper (48) on how the pandemic has impacted them as teachers, but also as individuals.

Kathy Morris (56) and One Small Step partner Joyce Rittenhouse (63) discuss influential people in their lives, compare public education to homeschooling, and various other moral values.

One Small Step partners Patti Faini (63) and Tina Pittman (54) discuss their catholic upbringings, the future of younger generations, personal struggles, and local issues in Richmond.

One Small Step conversation partners Aleithia Stephens (35) and Jeanne Lowry (58) met for the first time in-person in Oklahoma City. In their One Small Step conversation they talk about what led them to become educators, what talking politics with...

Verma Pastor (78) and her daughter Laura Pastor (51) remember Ed Pastor, Verma's husband and Laura's father, who was the first Mexican-American elected to Congress in Arizona. The pair talk about how Verma and Ed met, his early days in...

I talked to my mother about her life and childhood. Then I asked her about my life and childhood. She told me about her extended family and lessons she was taught by family and friends. She told me her hopes...

Aparna talks with Charlotte, a colleague at the same high school, for the first time. Topics include early memories, sense of belonging in a school, communication of beliefs, and generational differences.

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Raeid Ebrahim (18) is from Fauquier County and Lily Brame (17) is...

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Dr. Mallory K. Millender, former colleague of Rosa T. Beard.

Vastupal Kinkhabwala (83) talks with his granddaughter, Sonia Kinkhabwala (22), about his childhood, marriage, and some of the most meaningful moments in his life.