The Backpack Drop Zone: One Sixth-Grade Truth That Exposed Our Quiet Crisis

the hoodie smiled. It was the first time I’d seen his teeth all year.

I am retiring soon. The world tells me that teaching is about test scores and data points. They tell me it’s about getting kids ready for the “workforce.”

But as I watched those children file out of the room, looking at each other with kindness instead of judgment, I knew the truth.continue reading …