 Advancing the very best in public education is what the NEA Foundation is all about. Educators are the hope, the dream, the soul, the future, the promise of public education. We're celebrating educators from across the country. We need to make sure that young people view education as a viable, rewarding profession to enter. Celebrating educators in an event like this this evening is so important. We believe that the people who struggle to improve public education every day, they need to be front and center. I think especially because it's been such a hard year, it's important to celebrate educators so that they can feel seen and that they have some energy and enthusiasm so that we can keep doing this work. So this evening does revitalize the profession. I've been a teacher for only four years, but as a teacher this was like the goal. This is what I wanted to do. I wanted to be with everyone else who loves education. I think for new teachers, seeing that it's not only attainable for someone early on in their career, but seeing the work people put in is just hugely validating. I think that in inspiring new teachers coming into the profession, they have to understand and be acknowledged that their value and that what they're doing is worth something, that it counts. After the years that we have been struggling with this pandemic, it is especially important to highlight teachers and to highlight teacher excellence. I feel teacher. I want to let the essential workers of the United States of America.