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S14 E5: The Hardest Thing We've Ever Done: The Charter School Tell-All

Old Fashioned On Purpose

English - February 05, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
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I've been promising this episode for months, and it's finally here! Christian is joining me to finally share the entire charter school saga and trust me-- it's a doozy! It's the hardest project we've ever done by far, but also one of the best. 

Listen in for our darkest times, our biggest victories, and our most poignant lessons. Even if you have no interested in charter schools, you won't want to miss this one!

Podcast Episode Highlights

Background story behind starting the charter schoolHow we got involved in the charter school The application process...The presentation process...Some of the stumbling blocks along the wayDefining charter schoolsThe hard parts after getting approvedWhy we pushed through self-doubt and refused to quitLife lessons and looking at the bigger pictureThe future of our charter school

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