Felicia Kidd has immense experience in the Nashville Metro Public School system. In this episode, Marcus and Felicia talk about the mounting challenges that are affecting the quality of today's public school education.

Marcus and Felicia have also known each other since they were in high school.

9:00 - Do you remember me cutting grass in High School? I was embarrassed and made fun of...

*****17:45 - My car was broken into...they found my school ID and left everything in the car

18:25 - If you respect your kids in the class, they will respect you....

*****20:00 - I can make $500-600 a day lifting a gun....why would I work hard and go to school?

22:30 - 8th graders razzing Marcus about not letting his kids on social media, TikTok

25:00 - Kids with tablets....built in babysitters

*****27:35 - You have control of your kids now....but what about when they go to high school

29:20 - You're a helicopter dad....

*****33:15 - Why are we trying to protect them from real life? We need to PREPARE them for it!

*****40:00 - Do we need more black male teachers in Nashville? Is your heart real for them? Kids know a phony...

*****41:25 - You have to butter them up before you slice them up!!

50:35 - One thing to prepare for the school year...know who is in front of your child

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