What happens when you feel unseen, unheard, and left out of most of the decisions about your education? Well, if you are Dr. Gess LeBlanc you spend your career raising up the voices of marginalized, diverse students.

Gess’s book “Who’s in my classroom” is a guide for educators (and all people) to understand the experiences of students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, primary languages, and learning abilities. With stories written by the students themselves (through a collaboration with Youth Communication), Gess’s work is absolutely Great Work.

Join us as we discuss:

• Why Gess’s commitment and approach to Great Work deepened and changed when he became a father and husband.

• How he is able to his Great Work while maintaining a happy and healthy home life and marriage

• Why his work has always sought to find silenced voices and bring those perspectives back into the conversation.