My 79-year-old wife was just accepted into Oxford. My job now is to figure out how to support her — financially and emotionally.

• 03/27/2025, 12:59 PM
• businessinsider.com

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Last year, after 25 years as a successful piano teacher, my wife, Susan, decided to go back to school for a master's degree in music theory — at 79 years old.