Subject to Change

<p>After decades in medical science-and a detour into writing novels that never quite worked-Janice Airhart wasn't ready to fade quietly into retirement. At fifty-five she took a leap into the unknown: she became alternatively certified to teach high school science to pregnant and parenting teen girls in suburban Oklahoma.</p><p></p><p>Armed with subject expertise and life skills but zero classroom experience Airhart expected to share knowledge and wisdom. Instead she found herself schooled. Her students-often tired absent or juggling the demands of motherhood-challenged her to think beyond lesson plans. Science facts alone weren't enough; reaching them meant adapting to their lives their interests and sometimes their babies' nap schedules.</p><p></p><p>In <em>Subject to Change</em> Airhart shares her bumpy funny and eye-opening transformation from lab scientist to unconventional educator. From adapting creative experiments-like a DNA lab using liquor-store Everclear-to learning the power of humility she discovers that teaching is less about curriculum and more about connection.</p><p></p><p>With humor candor and deep respect for her students Airhart captures the messy beauty of a classroom where life experience is as valuable as any textbook. This is the story of how one woman's third career became her most meaningful-and how a group of young mothers taught her as much about resilience as she taught them about science.</p><p></p><p></p>