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

weight we lug around all day. The shame. The fear. The secrets. The things that make our shoulders slump even when we are standing straight.

I handed every student a blank sheet of paper.

“I want you to write down one thing that is weighing you down today,” I instructed. “Do not write your name. Change the handwriting if you have to. Just write the truth.continue reading …