Medbery, a former software developer, high school mathteacher and Teach For America alum, built her business on the theory is that no classroom is, or should be, an island unto itself.
Co-founder and CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, was an incorrigible troublemaker until his 4th grade teacher took him under her wing and convinced him to focus on math instead of mischief.
Tara Whittington, a mathteacher at Villa Rica High School near Atlanta, Georgia, who makes hand sanitizer available for her students, considers school closures a waste of time if only one student has H1N1, but supports dismissal if a quarter of the students become ill.