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
This film is about advocacy, resilience, and what happens when parents refuse to accept systems that fail their children.
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LEFT BEHIND THE FILM
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February 9, 2026 at 4:28 AM
This film is about advocacy, resilience, and what happens when parents refuse to accept systems that fail their children.
➡️ Learn more at LeftBehindTheFilm.com
➡️ Learn more at LeftBehindTheFilm.com
I didn’t just see kids who couldn’t read. I saw the pain it caused—and I saw where that pain led. Too often, it led straight into the penal system.
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The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration
YouTube video by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
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February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I didn’t just see kids who couldn’t read. I saw the pain it caused—and I saw where that pain led. Too often, it led straight into the penal system.
youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9M...
youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9M...
Keynote Speaker | The Reading League Conference (Chicago) youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9M...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration
YouTube video by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Keynote Speaker | The Reading League Conference (Chicago) youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9M...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration
YouTube video by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
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January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration
YouTube video by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration
YouTube video by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration
YouTube video by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The Weight of Our Calling: Literacy, Leadership, and Incarceration youtu.be/Zs9MK6iOpu8?...
Reposted by Hilderbrand Pelzer III
Trump definitely deserves a Nobel Piss Prize.
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Trump definitely deserves a Nobel Piss Prize.
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum argues.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum argues.
Reading is a life skill. pod.link/1775547995/e...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Reading is a life skill. pod.link/1775547995/e...
My keynote work connects literacy outcomes, leadership decisions, and incarceration because they are already connected in real life.
In 2026, this is work systems can no longer afford to separate.
In 2026, this is work systems can no longer afford to separate.
January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My keynote work connects literacy outcomes, leadership decisions, and incarceration because they are already connected in real life.
In 2026, this is work systems can no longer afford to separate.
In 2026, this is work systems can no longer afford to separate.