Peter Paccone is a social studies teacher with more than thirty years of teaching experience. Aside from his teaching, Mr. Paccone is also a blogger, keynote speaker, podcast host, teacher-conference presenter, and TED-Ed lesson developer. Paccone’s TED-Ed lessons “Why Is the Constitution So Hard to Amend?” and “How Do US Supreme Court Justices Get Appointed?” have gained popularity on YouTube. Mr. Paccone also serves on several teacher advisory committees (College Board and KQED in particular).