Speaker A
28:08 - 28:43
"In the beginning, many of these students, I couldn't get them to say anything, and now I can't get them to stop. Which is an amazing problem to have, especially when they're saying funny things in Tlingit even."
“In the beginning, many of these students, I couldn't get them to say anything, and now I can't get them to stop. Which is an amazing problem to have, especially when they're saying funny things in Tlingit even.”
- Speaker
- Speaker A
- Timestamp
- 28:08 – 28:43
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- May 19, 2026
From the transcript
What I do know about this particular group of kids is they absolutely know how to bring the fun every single place they go. And it's such an important value for our people. This was also one of the quietest classes. In the beginning, many of these students, I couldn't get them to say anything, and now I can't get them to stop. Which is an amazing problem to have, especially when they're saying funny things in Tlingit even.
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