South Park Academy Principal Todd Bird, who's retiring this spring after 35 years in education, doesn’t hesitate to admit he was “a terrible, terrible high school student.” Fortunately, Bird learned about perseverance and redemption after his high school struggles. As Bird notes in this podcast, those lessons, in turn, helped the career educator, counselor, and coach help countless students — including South Park’s adult learners at the Utah State Prison — learn and earn extra chances through education. Bird's future includes time with family, a focus on health, and renovation work on a classic truck, and his past was replete with educational and interesting experiences — a few of which he shares in this insightful interview.