I found forensics in the 1990's in high school and it transformed me as an individual. It gave me confidence, built research skills, and taught me how to listen and adapt as I learn. It humbles me every single day. Many of the best friends I have I met in forensics. I have been places I never otherwise would have gone for the sole purpose of learning methodically alongside the other people who are there and I can't explain what that has meant to me. As a professor and forensics coach I can't imagine a more important place to put my efforts as an educator and every year I am introduced to students who emphasize to me they feel the same way. In a world full of name calling, vitriol, and hatred we cannot turn our back on forensics education. If anything it is time to double down.