Very early this morning (the paper was here, but the parking lot was empty) I was unlocking the back entrance and noticed people way across the lobby appearing to do the same at the opposite door. When we all entered, I realized it was one of our instructors with a student and his mother. “Hi, Ed! We’re starting early today so Kevin can be off to camp.” That’s a sign of the parent’s valuing our service, of the instructor’s flexibility to meet the family’s needs, and of the student’s willingness to engage at such an early hour. As we say all the time, “The learner is at heart of the Stern Center.”