Melinda L. Yeomans is a Communication Studies Ph.D. and a Certified Language Arts and Speech Teacher for High School. Melinda has over 20+ years of public speaking experience. Melinda will talk about actions we can take to reform the way we teach our students through sharing our wisdom. Melinda L. Yeomans is a Communication Studies Ph.D. and a Certified Language Arts and Speech Teacher for High School. Melinda has over 20+ years of public speaking experience. Melinda will talk about actions we can take to reform the way we teach our students through sharing our wisdom. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx