Teaching centers have shaped who I am as an educator and as a human. They’re not just programs or units — they’re places where people are formed, where care, belonging, and professional identity grow together. When they disappear, institutions don’t just lose services; they lose memory, mentorship, and the relational fabric that makes learning possible. In a world that keeps pushing toward speed, scarcity, and extraction, teaching centers quietly do something radical: they protect people, build community, and keep the heart of education alive.