Greek mythology always fascinated me. Greek heroes possessed power, pride, and strength and constantly saved the world from what seemed to be treacherous, inevitable fates. Hoping to adopt those endeavors and qualities as my own, I put them on pedestals, eyeing them with wishful admiration. I genuinely thought I could be as capable and composed as they were. But I was no Atlas, because when the earth came crashing down, I couldn’t hold the world around me together. From...

The first three notes are Do-Re-Mi, and the formula for financial interest is A = Pe to the power of rt. One is a musical base, and the other shows how small investments grow over time.These two unrelated concepts converged when I tutored elementary school kids with autism and dyslexia. By investing in my musical talents, I created entertaining ways that further enriched my students' education. During the first two weeks that I introduced traditional instruction, my students associated terms...