Can a great teacher change your life? Dr. Shanika Hope knows firsthand the power that teachers have to inspire kids to do great things. Growing up in foster care, she often felt that the world was “too much” and says she sought refuge in school. Today, she says she owes her thirst for knowledge to one of her favorite teachers. As a tech educator at Google, Dr. Hope has dedicated her career to ensuring that all children have access to technology and computing. Her job is to create programming and products that support widespread access to tech education, especially in the kinds of communities where she herself grew up and, for years, was a classroom teacher.
