Dear LFTP: the 45-year-old English teacher

• A 45-year-old teacher has lost motivation and her husband is on disability -- what can she do next?

A listener letter is read: a 45-year-old English teacher of 19 years, with her husband newly on disability, finds it harder to be a good disciplinarian, fears shortchanging students, and has lost motivation. A host asks Dan for his take. The advice: do not give up on herself; refresh, take classes, talk to younger teachers. A long tangent follows about 'new math' and whether calculators will make hand math obsolete, with Troy pushing back over the 10-year timeline.