That’s a Feature, Not a Bug: The Hidden Value of Adaptability

Send us Fan Mail What looks like “fine” may actually be a carefully engineered workaround. In this episode, Vanessa explores the hidden value of adaptability through a misbehaving knee, a broken keyboard, and one spectacularly orange 1974 Lincoln Continental. Teachers are experts at adapting. They anticipate problems, build missing systems, create backup plans, translate confusing information, and keep people moving—even when the systems around them are not working. When those adaptations suc...