. >> washington's first idea of the spy is nathan hale? tell us about that. >> guest: nathan hale wanted to see the auction in just missed bunker hill sid he comes back with washington and there was a familiarity there. i gail graduate and teacher in to he volunteers to be a spy in washington says they need volunteers. he had no experience and is extremely bright and ambitious and peerless. he was sent him over against his better instincts. as part of research would reveal to see the point at which he would cross ended a couple of days there was a story going around about one said he was overheard asking questions somebody pretended to be sympathetic he was caught and captured a few days later he is saying to unceremoniously the debates about this location they understand that when i looked there i believe was a dress for less but there's a big black bear here stood nathan hale and where would they be next? but this is not mars but new york city. you will not be a loyalist? we will be direct. >> host: he failed because of his experience if

nathan hale volunteers to be a spy. washington says he needs volunteers and he knew that this guy was ill-prepared to do it, he had no experience, extremely bright, good looking guy, robust and ambitious and seemed to be fearless. he said against by understand and what i've concluded is against his better instincts. as far as we can tell and as far as my research would reveal a couple days. he goes into huntington and i saw the point in which he crossed and in a couple days there's a few stories going on but one of which said that he was overheard asking some questions and some one pretended to be sympathetic to what he's doing and he was captured and a few days later he is hanged unceremoniously. there is a debate about the location that on a understand was 56 and third and i was heartened to see when i went there i believe it was a dress for less, but there is a plaque here stood nathan hale and its are now where we are keeping this and that's fine. but i think most important i want people to say she didn't get hang o

. >> washington's first idea of the spy is nathan hale? tell us about that. >> guest: nathan hale wanted to see the auction in just missed bunker hill sid he comes back with washington and there was a familiarity there. i gail graduate and teacher in to he volunteers to be a spy in washington says they need volunteers. he had no experience and is extremely bright and ambitious and peerless. he was sent him over against his better instincts. as part of research would reveal to see the point at which he would cross ended a couple of days there was a story going around about one said he was overheard asking questions somebody pretended to be sympathetic he was caught and captured a few days later he is saying to unceremoniously the debates about this location they understand that when i looked there i believe was a dress for less but there's a big black bear here stood nathan hale and where would they be next? but this is not mars but new york city. you will not be a loyalist? we will be direct. >> host: he failed because of his experience if

. >> caller: nathan hale missed bunker hill. he wanted to see the action, and i know you know this inside and out, and he just missed by a little while, and he comes back with washington, and i guess there was a familiarity there, and he's a teacher, and yale graduate. he says, i need volunteers, washington knew in the gut this guy was ill-prepared to do it, no experience, he was bright, good looking guy, robust, ambitious, and seemed to be fearless. he sent them over against what i understand, what i concluded was his better instincts. he only last fairs we can tell, as far as the research reveals, a couple days, went to huntington, the point which he crossed, and there's a few stories going around, one of which said he was overheard asking questions, someone pretended to be sympathetic, there was a trap, caught, captured #, and a few days later, he's hanged. unceremoniously. there's debate about the location. the location i understand was 66 and 3 #rd, and i was heartenedded to see when i went there, i believe, it was a dress-

. >> host: washington's first idea is nathan hale, right? tell us that story. >> guest: keenest bunker hill and wanted to see the action. and i know you notic know this e and out. he missed by a little while. he comes back with washington and there's a familiarity there and a yale graduate. his roommate is benjamin talmage and he volunteers to be a spy. washington knew that he was not prepared to do it and he had no experience, he's extremely bright, robust, ambitious and seemed to be fearless. against what i understand and concluded as his better instincts as far as we can tell and as far as my research would reveal a couple of days. i sa sold a point at which he crossed and there's a few stories going around about one of them said that he was overheard asking some questions where someone pretended to be sympathetic to what he was doing. it's a trap and he was caught and captured and a few days later he is hanged unceremoniously. there is a debased about the location that i understand was 56 and third. i bb there is a plaque. some say that'

nathan hale and prudence crandall are gross teachers. if you look at some of the finest and most courageous acts committed on december 14, it was the principal and educational professional who ran out trying to stop adam lanza from killing those children and other adults. teachers are good hard-working people that just need the support and we need to get everybody pulling in the same direction together. that is what i have tried to do. i have probably used the wrong language more than. i know why half. it's not because i don't appreciate what teachers do. i'm a guy who grew up with a severe learning disability as well as physical disabilities. i wouldn't be here today but for the intervention of educators, overcoming dyslexia as well as gross motor control difficultdifficult ies. it's why i'm here today so i have this appreciation. i come from a family of teachers as well but when things are working, and a warrant for black kids and brown kids and poor kids in our school system, then you have to change directions. it's not about opportun