Hello, my name is Hailey, and I am a NPR nerd. I grew up listening to NPR my whole life. When my generation was in love with Jesse Mccartney, I was stuck in my car listening to radio shows with my dad. No music, no fun, just NPR, and I hated it! I despised NPR, and changed the station at any chance. But even during times of hate toward National Public Radio I would always stop to listen to This American Life. It's a show about life, loss and what it means to live. They had stories about growing up, living big, and falling down. The show is hosted by Ira Glass, who has inspired me through many stories. There are only a few that really stick in my mind, stories that inspire me each time I hear them. One of my favorite (and resent) broadcasts was about kid politics. They asked kids, middle schoolers from across the country, what they think should happen with our current economic and foreign problems. As each student gave an answer about foreign policies and wars the adults would give back a problem that would come along with that solution. The only thing they didn't expect is the fact that some of the students actually created solid solutions. Middle schoolers came up with answers that college professors thought were solid ideas. The one that the show looked at was how to keep teachers employed during this economic upset. Sadly, I don't think the right people listened to this podcast, enough to help with our situation with our teachers.
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