Eighth grade was a long time ago for me. So, imagine my recent surprise—my disbelief, really—when I glanced at my computer screen and its eight tiny Zoom boxes and realized that one of those little squares contained my eighth grade English teacher Ms. Hott! It turns out she is enjoying a second career as a college consultant. I remember her well because she dared to use “Ms.” at a time when very few women did. Her teaching was equally progressive when we spent weeks working o