Frank Vito lives in Union County, New Jersey and is a teacher of U.S. History at Cranford High School.  Frank and host Michael Whidden have been friends since their high school days.  Frank shares thoughts about the contemporary high school experience compared to his own in the '80s and his mindset for staying current.  He pulls back the curtain a bit on how a teacher goes about their usual day.  Frank discusses his winding, fascinating path to becoming an educator, which included job recruiting, a brief stint in vacuum sales, accounting for an opera house and a gig at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.  In closing, he talks about how the study of history helps understand the current and future.  Throughout, Frank exhibits the dedication, curiosity, creativity and optimism which allow him (and educators like him) to positively and meaningfully impact our next generation.  Frank draws hope each day from his hundreds of students, who want to make the world a better place.

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