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Positive Psychology – Lecture 5 Id like to introduce a representative from Teach for America which is an organization that has done and is doing a lot of good, promoting goodness in the world and Id like to-- in 1504, weve been supporting them for the last 2 years and wed like to continue to do that. So please. Hello. Can you hear me? Thank you so much for this. I will take 90 seconds. My name is Josh Bieber. Alright. I feel positive. I was a Teacher for America Corp member and I now work for TFA. I do new site development. So when I was a senior, I had marginally considered this is an option. I had a napping for a very pushy phone call from a very pushy TFA recruiter on the deadline day-- I would not apply. But I hesitantly took two hours to fill that essays and now owe her for or owe that phone call for the best two years of my life and truly the happiest. So if I have 60 seconds, there are just two things that I want people to know about TFA. I think you know what we are. One, is that this country does not serve all kids in our schools fairly. So low-income kids before they even leave elementary school are years behind where they should be. And nearly not even a half of them graduate high school, which is like, a terrible injustice, a complete injustice. Two, you can actually make a difference. I was as skeptical as they come about TFA and my ability and all the rest. But I know this to be true. If you walk into a class with 5th graders, who on day one are years behind where they should be and hate school and are kind of like to hate you because of it. And nine months later, they leave honor above great level, begging for some more work and wanting to hang out with you on the weekend. You kinda think that anything is possible. And thats clearly I am here now. So for me, Teach for America is an opportunity to actually align my actions with my thoughts and my hopes and be part of the change we all talk about wanting to see. So I would encourage you all, regardless