In this episode of The Common Thread, four family members spanning generations come together to reflect on how education has shaped not only what they learned, but who they became.

From a Baby Boomer who was taught by her father in a one-room schoolhouse and later became a teacher herself, to a Gen X mother who homeschooled her children and as a student herself remembers witnessing the Challenger space shuttle tragedy in the classroom, to two Gen Z voices whose formative years were shaped by COVID-era remote learning — each story offers a distinct window into how education evolves alongside the world around it.

The Classroom We Knew — From one-room schoolhouses to living rooms and Zoom screens, each generation reflects on the environments that defined their early learning.

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