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Excelsior Elementary: Different is Awesome
Hopkins Public SchoolsFriday, November 21, 2025
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[0:00] I have my full right arm. I do not have
[0:01] my full left arm. Did you notice that?
[0:04] >> All right. I just became a little kid
[0:06] like anybody else, but I had one hand,
[0:08] right? That was that was the difference
[0:10] for me.
[0:10] >> We're super excited to have a guest
[0:13] speaker here. And Ryan Hack is the
[0:15] author of Different is Awesome. He is a
[0:19] nub just like me and he's awesome.
[0:21] >> We're all different in some way or
[0:23] another and that's amazing. I'm bringing
[0:25] a message of kindness and inclusion. The
[0:28] kids include others no matter what they
[0:30] look like. I really find that that seems
[0:32] to be a powerful connection point.
[0:34] >> They've asked questions like, "Can you
[0:36] swim? Can you ride a bike?" Rather than,
[0:39] you know, "What are the things you can't
[0:40] do?"
[0:41] >> Like that makes it so then people don't
[0:43] ask me, "Is your arm cut off? What
[0:45] happened?" Now people just like know me.
[0:48] >> And seeing them engage with that idea
[0:51] and respond to it has been incredible.
[0:54] what makes them awesome. And I just
[0:56] think it's a really great thing for kids
[0:58] to think about.