VIDEO: Clayton Teacher Urges Audience to 'Follow Our Heart'

History teacher Paul Hoelscher spoke this month as part of 's .

"I don't believe in divine intervention, but I do think that we all have the inner wisdom to follow our heart," Hoelscher said during his presentation. "To block out the noise in our life and be peaceful inside of ourselves. ... I suggest that all of you, that we collectively have that same wisdom.

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"But we deny it to ourselves, we deny ourselves that peace, we deny ourselves that quiet. We replace it with social expectations—the next car, the newest iPhone, the coolest boots. 'Tis the season to stop and reflect and listen to ourselves."

The student-driven program began in November with a presentation about .

Upcoming speakers are:

January
Micah Johnson

February
Carl Rogge

March
John Ryan

April
Napoleon Carter

May
Samuel Harned