The first half our kids played like champions,

The real fix is connecting with kids.

Many of our Latino kids, that we have in our system, are brilliant kids.... but, we as a system have placed a value judgement that unless they can do it in our language, we don't give them credit for it.

They wanted just the kids to get wet, but I ... just jumped out there with them.

It is unbelievable in the 21st century that we have to have this type of situation to get kids to school.

We talk to the kids for a few minutes about the piece and ask them what they see. Then we get them to compare the image in the piece with their own lives and ask them about symbols they see in it that correspond with symbols from their daily lives.