Hilderbrand Pelzer III
@hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social
I speak on literacy, leadership, and juvenile justice—examining how reading failure leads to incarceration and how system leadership can prevent it.
Author • Former Principal (20 yrs)
Speaking & Keynotes: HilderbrandPelzer3.com
Author • Former Principal (20 yrs)
Speaking & Keynotes: HilderbrandPelzer3.com
Regular gas is $4.55 per gallon. I’m pumping gas right now. 🤦🏾♂️
September 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Regular gas is $4.55 per gallon. I’m pumping gas right now. 🤦🏾♂️
Thank you for right where I am.
September 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Thank you for right where I am.
I never imagined these words would travel around the world. I’m grateful the message continues to resonate.
September 11, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I never imagined these words would travel around the world. I’m grateful the message continues to resonate.
Time passes.
September 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Time passes.
My dad was an overseas professional basketball coach.
August 21, 2026 at 2:35 AM
My dad was an overseas professional basketball coach.
For the leadership of correctional facilities, reading must be treated as rehabilitation infrastructure.
August 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
For the leadership of correctional facilities, reading must be treated as rehabilitation infrastructure.
Keep on rising to the top.
August 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Keep on rising to the top.
Everything happens for a reason.
July 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Everything happens for a reason.
Sometimes hope is not enough.
July 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Sometimes hope is not enough.
Just say it like it is.
July 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Just say it like it is.
Don’t ever underestimate yourself.
July 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Don’t ever underestimate yourself.
Message to all
July 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Message to all
Stress can cause you stress.
May 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Stress can cause you stress.
Some people eat off the land.
May 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Some people eat off the land.
I have a reading story to tell that inspires people.
May 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I have a reading story to tell that inspires people.
Spinning a news story shouldn’t keep you from understanding what the real story is.
May 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Spinning a news story shouldn’t keep you from understanding what the real story is.
Fantastic voyage. Let’s go.
May 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Fantastic voyage. Let’s go.
Did New York blow $10 million on reading instruction that doesn’t work? hechingerreport.org/new-york-ten...
New York promised to center phonics in reading instruction, but new course for teachers sidelines science of reading
A New York State course intended to help educators use phonics and the science of reading effectively doesn’t do so and could impede students’ progress, literacy experts say.
hechingerreport.org
March 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Did New York blow $10 million on reading instruction that doesn’t work? hechingerreport.org/new-york-ten...
What incarcerated youth can teach teachers youtube.com/watch?v=n-PW...
What incarcerated youth can teach teachers | Hilderbrand Pelzer III | TEDxDeerPark
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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March 16, 2026 at 9:49 AM
What incarcerated youth can teach teachers youtube.com/watch?v=n-PW...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9M...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration
YouTube video by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
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March 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9M...