It probably shouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that Jacqueline Davies considers Socrates one of her heroes. She is, after all, a professor of philosophy. But Dr. Davies has another hero, who has influenced her in ways Socrates never could.
Ms. Frizzle, the eccentric, adventuresome third-grade teacher from the “Magic School Bus” cartoon series, keeps Dr. Davies inspired as she encourages her students to “take chances, make mistakes, get messy!”