Trust is all we have in the end. And you have exactly one shot to prove it — the first ten minutes of the first day of the year.

News desk: WSWHE BOCES is loading up a mini-excavator, welding equipment, and student demonstrations for the Washington County Fair. Actual CTE, in the middle of the funnel-cake stand, where the community can see it. And two students from Wilson Talent Center just won Michigan's first CTE student podcast competition — kids in CTE making podcasts about CTE, which is honestly the coolest thing this show has ever gotten to talk about.

The lesson: Lead With Trust. Three moves in the first ten minutes that determine whether a kid decides "this is real" or "this is survival." What they SEE. What they DO. What they HEAR.

Plus a rant every CTE teacher has lived: the PD scheduled for the week you finally get yo ...