Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Other Voices
Episode: Brenna Autrey, Guilderland teacher, is “100-percent in”
Description: Brenna Autrey describes herself in this week’s podcast, as “100-percent in” and “very headstrong.” An English teacher at Guilderland High School for 18 years, she cares deeply about her students, some of whom she has stayed in touch with throughout their lives. She vividly remembers Sept. 11, 2001 when she was teaching ninth-graders in rural Iowa and had to “put on a face” to guide them through the day of the terrorists’ attacks. She decided that day to return closer to home and, after finishing out her obligation for the school year in Iowa, set her sights on Guilderland. Now, she is guiding her stud...