When I tried to tell McHabe that it would have been more valuable to let Ferone keep his appointment with me than to kick him out, he let me have it: 'When you're in the system as long as I,' he said (They all say that!) 'you'll realize it isn't understanding they need. I understand them all right - they're no good.'

With me they get a solid foundation, the disciplines of learning. In my class they don't get away with hot air discussions and exchanging their opinions and de…

A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect.

Frances Egan, the school nurse, left her nutrition charts long enough to tell me there was nothing that could have been done. 'Evelyn had a rough time with her…