Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life

A giftable collection of essays from celebrity contributors celebrating the great work of teachers or a teacher they admire, curated by ABC News journalist Deborah Roberts. Contributors include Oprah Winfrey, Jenna Bush Hager, Robin Roberts, Brooke Shields, Octavia Spencer, Rachael Ray, Misty Copeland, and more.

Everyone can name a teacher who had an impact on their life. Educators not only open our minds to new ideas, but they also help us recognize our potential and our passions. However, rarely do they get credit for the life-changing work they do, and often teachers have no idea how their work can influence a student all the way into adulthood. 

In Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life, award-winning ABC News journalist Deborah Roberts curates a collection of essays and musings from celebrity friends and colleagues alike that share how teachers changed them, imparted life lessons, and helped them get to where they are today.

The author has made a donation to DonorsChoose (DonorsChoose.org), a non-profit that encourages people to empower public school teachers by funding their classroom resources.

Deborah Roberts is an award-winning ABC News correspondent and co-anchor of the prestigious news program, 20/20. A media veteran, Roberts is a highly respected journalist who has traveled the world for her reporting. She has also served as a substitute anchor for Good Morning America and World News Weekend, as well as a guest co-host on The View.

Roberts is a New York Times bestselling author of Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life. She also wrote Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom for Modern Times with her husband, Al Roker. She currently resides in New York City with her husband. They have two children.