Welcome to Teach They Way They Learn! Each week, host Liliana Salazar provides insight on strategies to teach all groups of students. The show will feature interviews with acclaimed education professionals as well as expert advice from the host herself. Liliana is a former teacher, principal, and district-level administrator and currently serves today as the National Director of Special Education and Student Support for Academica, America's largest charter school service and support provider.

This week, we feature the first of a three-part interview with Liliana and education entrepreneur and advocate Fernando Zulueta. Fernando is the President of Academica and one of the pioneers of the charter school movement in Florida. Liliana talks to Fernando about his life in charter education as well as the role that the concepts of grit, perseverance, and conscientiousness play in lifelong student achievement.

Host: Liliana Salazar (@SalazarLilly)