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What REAL LOVE Looks Like in Education | Dr. Alexes M. Terry

In this conversation, Dr. Alexes M. Terry—educator, author, and certified wellness coach—shares the story behind REAL LOVE and the framework that continues to shape culturally responsive classrooms and schools. Drawing from lived experience, professional practice, and pedagogical grounding, Dr. Terry explains how REAL LOVE moves educators from uncertainty to intentionality, helping students feel seen, valued, heard, and empowered—especially when they cannot yet see a future for themselves. In this interview, Dr. Terry discusses: • Why REAL LOVE was written and who it is for • The connection between lived experience and classroom practice • Common assumptions educators make about knowing their students • What culturally responsive teaching looks like beyond surface-level strategies • The REAL LOVE framework and what each letter represents • How educators can design learning environments rooted in care, respect, and vision REAL LOVE is not a feeling—it is a framework. One that supports educators at every stage of their journey, from the classroom to school leadership, and centers relationships, authenticity, learning environments, loyalty, obstacles, visioning, and educating for futures we cannot yet see. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and lead with intention—while honoring both student humanity and educator well-being. 0:00 Identity + credibility: educator, author, wellness coach 0:14 Why Real Love is personal, professional, and pedagogical 0:20 Childhood context: South Central LA + parents’ incarceration/addiction 0:44 Entering education: realizing the missing skills/mindset 1:01 The question people ask: “How did you make it out?” 1:22 The answer: educators who poured into me 1:32 The hard honesty: I wasn’t giving students that same real love 1:45 What Real Love is built on: culturally responsive teaching that humanizes 2:01 What it creates: seen/valued/heard + empowered for their future 2:17 Early-career trap: “Two weeks = I know my students” 3:01 Second trap: “Same race = same culture” 3:29 Real definition: go beyond surface, learn the root of the child 3:48 Observable outcomes: engagement, excitement, ownership 4:41 Audience: every educator (teachers + leaders) 5:18 Naming “Real Love”: Mary J. + divine prompting 5:49 Framework promise: clarity + effectiveness in culturally responsive practice 6:02 REAL LOVE breakdown (overview) 6:02 R: relationships without assumptions, with respect 6:35 E: engage students in culturally relevant authentic manner 6:53 A: authenticity (teacher + student identity safety) 7:09 L: learning environment designed with student futures in mind 7:43 L: loyalty and protection of student dignity 8:27 O: obstacles and barriers students face 8:42 V: visioneering—cast hope, expand what’s possible 10:11 E: education for an unseen future (skills + exposure + tools) 11:14 Final reminder: students are searching for real love too Dr. Alexes M. Terry is the author of REAL LOVE: Strategies for Reaching Students When They See No Way Out and has over a decade of experience working in urban schools and communities. #RealLove, #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching, #EducatorWellness, #StudentEngagement, #EducationLeadership, #TraumaInformedTeaching, #UrbanEducation, #TeacherSupport, #DrAlexesTerry