![]() ![]() We will treat one another with kindness and respect. Our collective value system was simple: This is a safe space. ![]() Students ate and drank in class, ran in late, missed long stretches of school to take care of life business. If I was hungry, someone ran to the deli for me. If people were hungry, they ran across the street to the deli. In summer, during long evening summer school classes, our assistant principal would carry a tray of ice cubes from room to room, and we taught and learned with ice cubes resting on the top of our heads, dripping into our faces. ![]() There was no “just right” in a building with bones as old as our school. In winter, we were always too hot or too cold. ![]()
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