Introduction
I n the decade David was principal of the Family Academy, the public elementary school that we established in New York, he often took the M10 bus at 113th Street and 8th Avenue down to the district office. Meetings were always scheduled right after the school day started and during rush hour, which promised lots of interesting people and things to observe on the way.
One morning, David noticed a mother and daughter sitting near him. The little girl looked about age four, dressed for school as her mother was for work. At one point, the girl looked around, pointed to the sign over the windshield, and asked her mother, “What’s that word after ‘NO’?”
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