Tag Archives: school funding problems; school management problems; childhood poverty; food insecurity; failure to meet needs of students; schools as foundation of democracy; school reform efforts

Mesh of dysfunction in schools

Jason was tall, thin, with doe-soft eyes and a long jaw, and from the start of the year he seemed unusually interested in the subject I teach, which is French. He was attentive in my classes, and cooperative. He often arrived a minute or two before the other students for a quick chat. Other teachers, […]