Sometimes the world feels especially heavy. Sometimes I struggle with it all. Always, but especially in those moments, I turn to some of my mentors to help me sort through my feelings, help me know I'm not alone, and find actions that help. They help me both to remember and to come to new understandings. As an educator, I follow many other educators. These particular mentors, however, are educators in the larger sense of the word for me. They educate me on life. Social media definitely has its flaws and limitations, but it also enables me to be inspired by these mentors, most of whom I've never met and none of whom will know or remember me should we run into one another at some point. I read their work, I follow them on Twitter, I watch for TED talks and interviews. I learn from them. So here are 10 of my fabulous mentors: Jason Reynolds - I just love Jason Reynolds so much. He is one of my most favorite humans. I've had the pleasure of me...