“‘Walk Yourself,’ My Mom Mocked at My Wedding — So I Walked Alone… Until the Mayor, a Senator, and My Superintendent All Stood Up for My ‘Nobody’ Husband.”

a classroom of kids everyone else had given up on,” he continued, “and you refused to see them as anything less than brilliant. You fight for them every day, even when no one is watching. You’ve taught me more about patience and hope than any training or workshop ever could.”

His voice shook on the last sentence. I saw movement in the front row; my continue reading …