Teaching, one of our nation's most underappreciated and misunderstood art forms, is being given a safe space to shout, tout, pout, flail, and prevail forward. The space is a new podcast named ED Yopp, created by comedian, writer, teacher, and flailing forward specialist, Tim Clue.

"If you've ever felt unheard or unrecognized in the world of education, ED YOPP is where your voice may finally have a chance to break through. Do you recall the story of Horton and Lil Jojo?

Clue's lively and thoughtful conversations with our nation's super teachers aim to recover voices that should be leading the way. For Clue, the concept of Yopp is a pinpoint metaphor for connecting educators with the most important voices they know to be true – their own. Clue's excited to invite listeners into a faculty lounge set to trigger change through the exchange.

"While ED YOPP maintains my message, method, and madness, a podcast offers a way to connect with millions rather than hundreds," says Clue. "And that's an exciting and vibrant house to collaborate and connect to."

Each episode of ED Yopp features a new "super teacher" daring to share a myriad of pain points, change points, or keep-it-the-same points, along with some treasured insights and sparkling takeaways, practical, tactical, and factual – but shouldn't that be obvious?

Ward Dales, a no-drama, drama teacher from Albany, New York, collaborated with underserved and underprivileged students for 26 years. His approach empowered these students to create their own stories and find self-agency. Also, great news, my second super teacher chat with Dr. Danny Brassell is also now available – Danny is our nation's leader among readers and one of the most inspiring speakers for educators everywhere. His stories will lift the spirits of even our most tired and overtaxed educators...hopefully not you!

Tim is calling on all super teachers to join his mission, or at the very least, share his new Podcast with mind mentors in need of a boost.

If you know of a super teacher and would like to submit a suggestion to take part in an ED Yopp interview, send a message to [email protected]... in the meantime keep sharing, daring, and caring for minds of all kinds.