Rafe Esquith @ NAESP 2012

NAESP 2012 National Conference and Expo of the Year
Best Practices for Better Schools
Closing Keynote Address: "Lighting Their Fires"
Speaker: Rafe Esquith, The Hobart Shakespeareans
This renowned veteran fifth-grade public school teacher from Los Angeles will share his school's success story, despite its location in a Central Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and violence. His exceptional classroom at Hobart Elementary- known simply as Room 56-is unlike any other in the country.