Teacher Joshua Weinstein at the controls of a Cessna 172 Skyhawk above northern New Jersey. He says he wanted to be a pilot since he was in first grade. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
The Allen Company alphabet board dates back to 1840. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was the No. 4 philanthropist in 2013, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
Erin Pruckno, a preschool teacher in Washington, D.C. (clockwise from top left); Mei-Ling Uliasz, a second-grade teacher in Danbury, Conn.; Elizabeth Metzger, right, an educator in south Florida, with a friend at a football game; and Mathias "Spider" Schergen, who teaches at Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts in Chicago. Elissa Nadworny/NPR (left column) and Courtesy of Mei-Ling Uliasz and Elizabeth "Biz" Metzger hide caption
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Five-year-old Kyle Romain sits on the lap of his grandmother, Barbara Romain, at a football game. Kyle lost his sight when he was hit by a stray bullet two months ago. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption
The Limbic Reward System lights up when curiosity is piqued. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, seen in a photo taken last year, says his resignation Thursday was "by mutual agreement. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Schergen teaching his sixth-graders at Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts in Chicago. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption