00:00:10:27	00:00:12:13	>> The Janesville Academy
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00:00:29:06	00:00:30:11	>> Empowers students
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00:00:37:07	00:00:38:09	>> I'm really here,
00:00:38:09	00:00:39:20	because it provides
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00:00:41:06	00:00:42:18	It's a really specialized
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00:00:43:19	00:00:44:19	It's not the regular
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00:00:45:18	00:00:46:20	>> The structure
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00:00:47:16	00:00:48:16	>> The academy is a charter
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00:00:55:02	00:00:56:07	>> You're saying it's happening
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00:00:58:29	00:01:00:07	>> The two schools that we
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00:01:01:25	00:01:03:21	and Parker High School.
00:01:03:21	00:01:04:29	>> I go to Parker,
00:01:04:29	00:01:06:08	regular school,
00:01:06:08	00:01:07:17	and I go to the Academy
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00:01:10:13	00:01:11:19	>> It's a charter school,
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00:01:17:00	00:01:19:06	I split my day half-and-half.
00:01:19:06	00:01:20:14	>> Here at the Academy,
00:01:20:14	00:01:22:04	we integrate curriculum.
00:01:22:04	00:01:23:07	The students are not in,
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00:01:31:09	00:01:32:11	>> It's like original ideas
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00:01:34:23	00:01:35:29	>> Here, we ask them to pursue
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00:01:38:06	00:01:39:12	>> That can result in a lot
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00:01:43:05	00:01:44:25	The academy really focuses
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00:01:47:22	00:01:49:10	>> I decided on
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00:01:55:05	00:01:56:10	I'm moving to Africa.
00:01:56:10	00:01:57:15	>> The students are able
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00:02:01:16	00:02:02:18	>> I think that's really
00:02:02:18	00:02:03:28	important, because that makes us
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00:02:07:13	00:02:08:26	We have to make sure
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00:02:13:02	00:02:14:05	>> Instead of being told to do,
00:02:14:05	00:02:15:05	you have to tell yourself
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00:02:16:11	00:02:17:16	>> We also find that they
00:02:17:16	00:02:19:03	become much more interactive
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00:02:20:09	00:02:21:22	They collaborate.
00:02:21:22	00:02:22:23	>> We learn
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00:02:23:27	00:02:25:12	and things like that.
00:02:25:12	00:02:26:16	>> I see that growth
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00:02:27:20	00:02:28:24	the students working together
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00:02:29:28	00:02:31:02	>> I'm comfortable
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00:02:32:06	00:02:33:04	I'm comfortable
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00:02:34:05	00:02:35:09	>> I think that's valuable.
00:02:35:09	00:02:36:19	>> And obviously at the time,
00:02:36:19	00:02:38:02	you know, there were no Spanish
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00:02:39:13	00:02:40:18	I mean no one, absolutely
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00:02:42:26	00:02:44:04	>> We also have that space,
00:02:44:04	00:02:45:10	where we can invite speakers
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00:02:47:28	00:02:49:09	>> I work with HufCor.
00:02:49:09	00:02:50:11	I'm the regional Sales manager
00:02:50:11	00:02:52:13	for Latin America.
00:02:52:13	00:02:55:01	>> He was telling us about how
00:02:55:01	00:02:56:10	he deals in different countries,
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00:02:58:19	00:03:00:24	Since I'm doing a focus
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00:03:02:13	00:03:04:10	and that involves largely,
00:03:04:10	00:03:05:28	Mexico, I brought it to him
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00:03:07:16	00:03:09:01	>> This is all about networking.
00:03:09:01	00:03:10:08	This is all about
00:03:10:08	00:03:12:12	sharing culture information.
00:03:12:12	00:03:13:12	>> Their perspective
00:03:13:12	00:03:14:24	helps your perspective.
00:03:14:24	00:03:16:11	>> It's just a great synergy.
00:03:16:11	00:03:18:01	>> Some students come in
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00:03:20:05	00:03:21:09	>> Some of my opinions
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00:03:24:10	00:03:25:19	I am more aware
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00:03:26:28	00:03:28:15	They have their original customs
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00:03:30:04	00:03:31:11	I used to just sit on Facebook
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00:03:32:18	00:03:33:20	Now, it's like if I go on the
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00:03:36:01	00:03:37:06	>> And so, that's the kind
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00:03:39:15	00:03:40:17	>> What do you think?
00:03:40:17	00:03:41:28	Is globalization threatening
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00:03:45:13	00:03:47:12	>> Jane's very helpful.
00:03:47:12	00:03:49:07	She's very supportive.
00:03:49:07	00:03:50:26	>> She is a real dynamo,
00:03:50:26	00:03:52:07	one of the best teachers
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00:03:53:27	00:03:55:05	>> She has an ability
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00:03:56:09	00:03:58:16	on a very personal level.
00:03:58:16	00:03:59:17	>> She jokes with people that
00:03:59:17	00:04:01:06	come in that we're all her kids.
00:04:01:06	00:04:02:13	>> Are you going to focus
00:04:02:13	00:04:04:09	mostly through Latin America?
00:04:04:09	00:04:05:24	I see myself as a motivator.
00:04:05:24	00:04:07:20	I try to inspire kids.
00:04:07:20	00:04:09:16	>> I think my favorite part
00:04:09:16	00:04:10:21	of being at the academy
00:04:10:21	00:04:13:05	has been the Capstone project.
00:04:13:05	00:04:14:15	>> Capstone is our
00:04:14:15	00:04:16:05	second semester project, where
00:04:16:05	00:04:18:05	we focus on a global issue.
00:04:18:05	00:04:19:11	>> We research that
00:04:19:11	00:04:21:16	throughout the semester.
00:04:21:16	00:04:22:22	>> And then, we have to
00:04:22:22	00:04:23:25	write a paper on it,
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00:04:25:08	00:04:26:17	>> I'm nervous.
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00:04:27:27	00:04:30:00	>> We were all nervous to do it,
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00:04:32:07	00:04:33:09	we realized, like,
00:04:33:09	00:04:34:13	"Wow, this research
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00:04:35:18	00:04:36:23	Malnutrition accounts
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00:04:40:25	00:04:43:09	>> The comfort that Mina showed
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00:04:45:22	00:04:47:03	You know that she understands
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00:04:48:19	00:04:50:07	>> I felt very confident.
00:04:50:07	00:04:51:06	>> I forgot to say
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00:04:52:09	00:04:53:14	but I'm really happy with it.
00:04:53:14	00:04:54:14	I'm glad it's over!
00:04:54:14	00:04:55:18	>> When the students
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00:04:56:16	00:04:57:22	it's going to stick with them.
00:04:57:22	00:04:59:25	It's a lifelong thing.
00:04:59:25	00:05:01:09	>> I wish that when I was
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00:05:02:15	00:05:04:04	these kind of facilities.
00:05:04:04	00:05:05:16	>> We want to make a difference.
00:05:05:16	00:05:07:02	And so, I think the academy
00:05:07:02	00:05:08:10	really gives us the opportunity
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00:05:09:13	00:05:10:17	>> I know that it's changed
00:05:10:17	00:05:11:29	my life, and brought about
00:05:11:29	00:05:14:00	new perspectives and viewpoints.
00:05:14:00	00:05:15:06	>> It definitely makes an impact
00:05:15:06	00:05:16:08	on the students' lives,
00:05:16:08	00:05:17:13	what we do here.
00:05:17:13	00:05:18:13	>> I'm just thrilled
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00:05:19:18	00:05:20:21	This is the best job
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00:05:21:24	00:05:23:04	We have wonderful students.
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