The first thing that I distinctly remember learning in school was the science of bubbles during second grade. To clarify, it wasn’t the first thing I ever learned, and I sincerely apologize to the English alphabet, the Hindu-Arabic numerals, and the melody to “Peaches en Regalia” if they felt snubbed by my introductory sentence. However, I remember bubbles being the earliest unit of schooling that truly engaged me: it was the first time in class I felt encouraged to scratch the itch of curiosity.