When I sat down with Mrs. Trachtenberg for my SPotlight project, I expected to talk about lesson plans and teaching styles. Instead, I heard a story about purpose, change, and the unexpected ways a single moment can redefine someone’s entire life. She started by telling me that she hadn’t always planned on becoming a teacher. After college, she earned a business degree, only to realize that the path she’d chosen made her unhappy. “I was stuck after college,” she said. “So man
