I sat down and spoke with Amber Letters who shares her unconventional journey from an English and communications grad who started teaching in a Florida alternative school with no formal pedagogy training, she learned quickly that relationship-building is the core of effective teaching. Her story offers a candid look at the emotional toll of COVID-era teaching, the deep bonds formed by looping with students from 6th–8th grade, and how systemic pressures and unsustainable expectations can push even deeply committed educators to reconsider their path beyond the classroom. Join the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) as we build the bridge for Step Out® Walk: Pittsburgh to be the first $1,000,000 ADA walk! We are calling all teams, participants, and sponsors as we shine a million-dollar light on diabetes in our region. Step Out Walk is the ADA’s premier walking fundraising event that creates a sense of unity and shared purpose in the fight to end diabetes. https://lnkd.in/eYXD8Zhk