School's Out

The chairs and desks are stacked, the books are inventoried, and the story rug has been rolled up. School's out!

The year ended with a bang. The day after the First Lady's visit, we had our Fifth Grade Graduation and the kids were absolutely on fire. Rakia read "Still I Rise" with extreme poise. Jada, who is perfect in every way, got her wish of being the MC for the ceremony. And the group brought down the house with their perfectly-choreographed performance of a song and dance from the newest hit movie for the 'tween set, "High School Musical."

As for me--I'm back in California already, trying to finish up that pesky dissertation. So...no more "adventures in inner city education" for the time being. Please check back in the fall!