Sara Hurd

New Podcast Episode: School Leadership and Student Agency with Dr. Whitney Hegseth What does it take to build a school where children feel respected, capable, and genuinely empowered to learn? In this new episode of the Builders of a Better World podcast, Ashlieya welcomes Dr. Whitney Hegseth for a thoughtful conversation about school leadership, student agency, instructional supports, and the systems that shape children’s everyday experiences in the classroom. Dr. Hegseth is an educator,...

New Podcast Episode: School Leadership, Student Belonging & Culture Change with Dr. Whitney Hegseth What would it look like if our schools were built around the belief that children are capable, inherently good, and worthy of meaningful agency? In a powerful new episode of the Build a Better World Podcast, Ashlieya sits down with Dr. Whitney Hegseth, assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of La Verne and author of the forthcoming book, Just Talk to Us Normally: A...

Time Is Killing Me: Rewriting the Story of Aging, Energy, and Possibility What if time is not the enemy? What if the stories we tell ourselves about age, productivity, energy, and what is “too late” have more power over us than the clock itself? In this episode of Builders of a Better World, Ashlieya and Neff explore the ways we experience time—not only as minutes and years passing, but as a deeply personal relationship shaped by attention, expectation, environment, and belief. The...