I did exactly what any learned, sensible, 21st-century educator faced with an existential crisis does: I went to ChatGPT. This post explores the story of how I found my perspective, the hidden 'art' of education, and the paradox of looking for more Mr. Keatings in a system built to suppress them.

It took me more than a year of planning to finally sit down and write my first draft of something that I am hoping I might actually end up posting. So without thinking too much about it, I am just going to start by answering: Why do I even want a written documentation of my unbearable thoughts and ideas? And I came up with a few reasons: I do believe I view the world differently than most people do. And by no means do I mean it in a way that highlights my unique selling point