What Responsibility Will You Handle Yourself This Week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WARREN52.mp4 What you just watched: Warren didn’t wait for orders. He saw what others missed and acted. THINK When have you trusted your judgment and it made a difference? DISCUSS What responsibility will you handle…
How Will You Show What You Stand For This Week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/REVERE52-copy.mp4 What you just watched: He wasn’t a famous rider. He wasn’t sent with orders. But when the moment came, he knew what needed to be done. Like a Paul Revere of Gettysburg, he carried the message forward—not for recognition, but because others needed to…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PLESONTON52-copy.mp4 What you just watched: Alfred Pleasonton advanced not by what he did, but by what he wrote. He distorted the truth, blamed others, and built his reputation on deception until it caught up with him. So what do we dowith what you just saw? Start with the first question below. When have you been…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GREENE52.mp4 What you just watched: George Greene did critical work without seeking credit. Hefocused on what needed to be done, not on being recognized. So what do we dowith what you just saw? Start with the first question below. Do you do things differently when people are watching? How? When have you cared more…
Do you do what’s right when no one’s watching? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/REYNOLDS52-1.mp4 What you just watched: John Reynolds did what was right every time it mattered. He respected civilians when others didn’t. He earned his position instead of manipulating for it. He even refused higher command because it conflicted with his principles. And when the moment…
“What conviction will you act on this week?” https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/REVERE52-copy.mp4 What you just watched: He wasn’t a famous rider. He wasn’t sent with orders. But when the moment came, he knew what needed to be done. Like a Paul Revere of Gettysburg, he carried the message forward—not for recognition, but because others needed to know. He…
What will you refuse to give up on this week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SPENCERevised.mp4 Keep this where you can see it this week. Tap to Open & Print What you just watched: A woman refused to quit on someone others believed was hopeless. THINK What challenge makes you want to stop? What happens when people quit too…
Who needs your kindness more than your comfort this week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CARTER52-1.mp4 Keep this where you can see it this week. Tap to Open & Print What you just watched: Carter was exhausted. His feet were bleeding. The battlefield around him was filled with death and suffering. He had every reason to focus only on himself.…
Where will you choose to care this week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Broadhead52.mp4 Keep this where you can see it this week Open to Print What you just watched: Sarah Broadhead was not trained for war. She wasn’t a nurse. She wasn’t prepared for what she would see. But when the battle came, everything changed. She saw wounded soldiers…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HOWARD52.mp4 What you just watched: O. O. Howard was a capable and courageous leader, but his men didn’t trust him. Why? He preached. He judged. He told others how to behave. But he didn’t understand them. His lack of empathy created distance between him and the very people he needed to lead. Ironically, later in…
How Will You Show Respect This Week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bucklin52.mp4 What you just watched: In the middle of chaos, most people saw broken bodies. Bucklin saw something else. She referred to each stretcher as “bearing a hero.” THINK …
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/JORGENSON52-copy.mp4 What you just watched: Hans Jorgensen was not required to fight for his new country, but he chose to. Having experienced life without freedom, he valued it deeply. He volunteered to defend it, even knowing it could cost him his life. He gave everything—not out of obligation, but out of gratitude. So what…