Monthly Archives: May 2009

Lessons from the South Side of Chicago

May 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Today, I stood at the front of a classroom and watched fifty squirming fourth and fifth graders enter single-file for their special presentation in North Kenwood/Oakwood Elementary School. As the teacher managed to seat them in perfect rows on the floor, my co-producer Sharat Raju leaned over and whispered, “These kids are young!”

He was right. They could not have been more than nine or ten years old. My mouth opened to give my usual… Continue Reading