Breakfast at Old Ebbitts Grill

They call them The Einstein Fellows. Each one has left his or her teaching position for a yearlong stint in the capitol. They are here to add an educator’s perspective to organizations like NASA, NSF, and NIH.

At breakfast on Saturday, some fellows got together in attempt to answer important questions surrounding the current state of education in America.

With their interim positions in Washington, each fellow wields some power to make change at a national level. And they are whole heartedly determined to make change before the year is out.

To be at that table was a special privilege I will long not forget. The subject matter was so near and dear to the hearts of these fellows that I could feel the yearning as they spoke.

It was invigorating to be at a table with people invested in making a change. Their personal experience is invaluable, and their ideas innovative. This was not a table full of people complaining or feeling defeated; this was a table full of people with vision and hope.

The food was good and the experience was unforgettable. That morning, I felt a defining moment, which revealed to me that I want to be a part of this cause.