Deb's work at One Schoolhouse has pushed her out of her comfort zone. She confessed, "Getting me a little bit out of my comfort zone is a good thing. Sometimes you just kind of get set in your ways."

Why would a teacher with more than 25 years of experience start over as a first year instructor? Because education is changing, and teachers are learners.

I can remember my husband and me at our kitchen island, him on his laptop, us laughing, as he fed questions into ChatGPT like, Why can’t my wife load the dishwasher correctly? This was the date ChaptGPT was “born,” and like many seismic cultural events, it created a flashbulb memory for me.

In September, I ran for a spot on the Judicial Board at Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The Board, which includes two faculty members elected by students, three students selected by faculty, and the Dean of Students, values repairing harm above merely punishing offenders.

Think back to your high school experience…now count the number of things you did without your friends–my guess is there are fewer core memories alone than with your peer group and even fewer chances that the “best” memories don’t involve taking some kind of risk or breaking a rule.