579 Chris Dier, Part 2

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579. Part 2 of our interview with Chris Dier, who was recognized as the Teacher of the Year 2020. "Chris Dier is an American educator and author. He taught in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for a decade before transitioning to Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans). Dier was named the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and a 2020 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. Dier's teaching is available through the history videos he's posted on Tiktok, and through his book, The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields" (Wiki).

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