I must be brutally honest with you here.

Sixteen weeks ago, I wasn’t sure about launching a podcast centered on LOVE for the solution to public school reform. Here’s why:

• My critics called me radical.

• My parents told me this was idealist thinking.

• And the people who fell “in-between” these two groups…well, they politely declined giving any feedback or thoughts.

But, I had a vision, and I stuck with it! And…the news is out, and the stats speak for themselves! The Transforming Public Education podcast show is being downloaded at record rates each month. Maybe…

• it’s the passion and conviction with which I deliver each episode?

• it’s the line-up of guests adding a much needed voice to ed reform?

• it’s the practical strategies and tactics which are shared so that teachers, parents, and administrators can walk into a school the following day and implement REAL change.

• it’s the sheer positivity the shows brings to the a topic that is almost always negative in tone—especially in the media?

I wanted to share just a few comments that have come in over the past couple of weeks:

• “This podcast shows that like every other person alive, students need to feel valued and needed.”

• “This podcast gives a voice to teachers and provides a sense of community. We need that.”

• “I’m digging this podcast as a new teacher. Students are so much more important than content. Thank you.”

• “So many of a school’s problems can be fixed with kindness. Your podcast offers solutions every step along the way.”

• “I now realize how powerful love is in the classroom. Please keep producing student-centered episodes rooted in love.”

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the show, I invite you to do that now.

And, if you know a teacher who is doing marvelous things in the world, or one who may need a pick me up, could you kindly share this blog post with him or her?