Education is a system in which we need to challenge the status quo because it has failed so many. So when I offer alternatives to what has always been assumed to be best and people come after me, aggressively, I am able to ignore their aggression, knowing that they are lashing out because what I have suggested has affected them in some way. I have learned to approach aggressive pushback differently—instead of letting it get me down or causing me to doubt myself, I view it as an opportunity.
