The Quiet Emergency: When Adults Look Away and Kids Learn to Disappear

was just her Tuesday.

But what shattered my heart wasn’t the cruelty of the children. Kids can be mean; they are learning empathy.

What shattered me was the adult.

A teacher was standing ten feet away. He was wearing a lanyard, holding a clipboard, presumably on “lunch duty.”

He saw the girls laugh and take the photo (which is against school policy). He continue reading …