S5EP01 Teachers, you are on the front lines as defenders of truth. Our students need you.

<p>I can’t begin a new season of a podcast called TRUTH for teachers without acknowledging the changes that have occurred since Season 4 ended two months ago. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think we had all hoped that after the US election, some of the division we were feeling in our country would die down a bit, and the constant political drama and onslaught of outrageous, embarrassing news would trickle down to a more manageable pace.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This...did not happen.</span></p> <p>And it’s tiring. I know this. I know that it is wearisome to hear about serious issues all the time. It is tempting to want to return to the days when our social media feeds were mostly pictures of babies and puppies, when we collectively questioned the popularity of the Kardashians, and the most controversial nationwide debate was whether that dress was blue or gold.</p> <p>But we’ve been TOO comfortable. No matter who you voted for, no matter where you stand on the various issues, we need you now to be a warrior for truth<span style="font-weight: 400;">. We need you to be a thinking, actively involved citizen. We need you to teach students to THINK.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be okay with discomfort. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have the hard conversations instead of discussing “safe” topics that are less controversial.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let your choices be guided not by fear or fear of discomfort, but a love of truth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t make decisions by asking yourself,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Am I allowed to do this?”</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instead ask yourself,</span> <em>“Is this the right thing to do?”</em></p>