>> I think if you want to get into education, you need to have --
you need to put yourself in as many opportunities and positions
where you can actually have that direct opportunity to teach
because I think sometimes there's a gap where teachers will --
or prospective teachers will go through all of their coursework
and then the first time they'll actually sit in front of a classroom is maybe
when they're doing student teaching.
And you really should have a lot more under your belt by then.
I also had a chance to work for the City of Long Beach.
And I worked in Parks and Recreation.
And that actually ended up being a nice entry point as well where, you know,
I learned a lot of skills about how to work with people, how to work with young people,
and then really kind of develop activities for them as well.
That ended up kind of really informing my work over time.
We're currently interviewing for some instructors right now and I love being able
to see that they've been in front of a classroom even if it's I've worked at a Boys
and Girls Club or a YMCA or something like that.
So I really try to look for those things.
I also look for kind of interesting that maybe you wouldn't necessarily connect.
So how experienced are they with technology?
And are they able to teach any of those pieces?
I mean do they -- are they active kind of YouTubers are that, you know,
kind of budding folks to create movies and videos and things like that?
Because I think those kind of creative skills are really important as well.