Ed. Magazine A to B: Why They Got Into Education Posted January 21, 2020 By Ed. Magazine Several years ago, in Ed. magazine, we ran a series called “A to B: Why I Got Into Education.” For the series, we asked students and alumni to write about someone or something that influenced their decision to become educators. As we were working on the Centennial issue, we decided to ask half a dozen alumni to come up with new essays. They did:Noah Mackert, Ed.M.’10Morgan Camu, Ed.L.D.’14Michael Durall, Ed.M.’88Jack Miller, M.A.T.’67Kali Ladd, Ed.M.’06Mike Fink, M.A.T.’56Xiaodong Yue, Ed.M.’88, Ed.D.’93Interested in reading the A to B essays from our archives?Ken Templeton, Ed.M.’08Erica Mosca, Ed.M.’11Denton Desotel, Ed.M.’09Claire Chafee, Ed.M.’09Tim O’Brien, Ed.M.’09David Clark, Ed.M.'85Roanne Bosch, Ed.M.'08Brooke McCaffrey, Ed.M.'07Chris Buttimer, Ed.M.'10, Ed.D.'18Kevin Boehm, Ed.M.’07Golriz Golkar, Ed.M.’07Karin Cooper, Ed.M.01Don Heller, Ed.M.'92, Ed.D.’97Paul-David Perry, Ed.L.D.’14Explore HGSE's Centennial website, a central resource for events, stories, ways to get involved, and more. Ed. Magazine The magazine of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles News Celebrating 100 Years of the Ed School HGSE kicks off its Centennial with a day of conversation about why education matters, what’s necessary to create opportunity for every learner, and what’s next for HGSE News Alums Discuss Future of Education Policy at D.C. Event The February gathering is the first of many alumni events to be held around the country to celebrate HGSE's centennial year Ed. Magazine #14: Because Brutal is (Mostly) Beautiful A look at two buildings on campus that you either love or you hate.