I met Alec while we were both in a production of “Into the Woods”. He was playing Cinderella’s Prince, The Wolf, and Florinda - one of Cinderella’s stepsisters. I was so taken with his talent and skillful execution of that incredibly difficult track, and not at all surprised to later learn that his creative skill crosses boundaries of genre and form.Alec is an Elementary Music Educator, Performer in both Opera and Musical theatre, and an outspoken creative.In our conversation, Alec talks through Education post Corona, how schools are making education accessible to all students, being creative in the midst of shutdown, and how white folks can take small meaningful steps to do better for our black, brown, and POC colleagues, friends, and neighbors.This is a dynamic chat and a fascinating listen. Alec is pretty cool.A note to our listeners: this episode’s audio was recorded under “less than ideal circumstances” and isn’t the standard for how our show will sound for the rest of the season. Please bear with us as we continue to find our stride.Without further ado, here’s Alec.Thank you for listening.FOLLOW ALEC:insta: @Alec.michael.89FOLLOW THE POD:insta: @meetinggroundpod, @somecallme_ememail: meetinggroundpod@gmail.comAll music provided by: Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.filmmusic.ioOpen Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyesLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-armsLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3697-easy-lemonLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Thank you to our sponsor, Anchor!Visit Anchor.fm for more information.