The Best People

Right now, the freshman class is reading Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird". I remember reading this book oh so long ago when I was in 9th grade. Beyond the capturing of a time in American  history, more than the figurative language, there is a great lesson in this story: Stand up for what you think is right regardless of what other people think.  This essence of Atticus Finch is something that the teachers I work with embody everyday as they work with students who struggle with school. This is why I admire each and every one of them for the things they do to help students regardless of what people think.