Bouncing Back with Karen Brisport

Every time the teacher asked, the new eighth grader removed her hoodie. Every time the teacher turned away, she put it back on. Eventually, the teacher stopped treating the repetition as simply another correction and...

The bell rang, the teacher told everyone to put their books away and line up, and almost the entire seventh-grade class moved toward the door. One boy didn’t. His teacher had seen something similar the day before, and...

A week before sixth grade, a mother noticed that conversations about school were going nowhere. Then her daughter finally explained what was bothering her: unfamiliar teachers and the possibility of getting lost. An...

The morning after summer school ended, one student walked reluctantly back into an almost-empty school cafeteria for breakfast. He ate quickly, hoping to leave before another student appeared. Then his counselor and gym...

On the last day of summer school, a group of students gathered around their teacher’s desk with one question: “Did we pass?” She was still entering grades when her response became loud enough for the counselor walking...

A student who was usually quiet suddenly slammed his fist on his desk and announced that his parents would call the district. It would have been easy for that moment to become the story of the day. But the teacher had...

One difficult summer school morning began with a student watching her friends leave for the beach while she walked toward the school building. By the time she reached the front entrance, her frustration spilled into...

<p>There are moments in education when the most important lesson isn't found in the curriculum, it's found in a conversation. After recognizing that he was falling into the same pattern that had led him to summer...

Sometimes the moments students remember most happen far away from the classroom lesson. A simple question during lunch became the beginning of a much larger story, one that revealed how a coordinated response from...

<p>Sometimes the moments students remember most happen far away from the classroom lesson. A simple question during lunch became the beginning of a much larger story, one that revealed how a coordinated response from...

<p>The gym class had ended, and the hallway was already beginning to quiet down. One student stayed behind with a question that revealed far more than anyone expected. What followed wasn't a quick solution, it was a...

The gym class had ended, and the hallway was already beginning to quiet down. One student stayed behind with a question that revealed far more than anyone expected. What followed wasn't a quick solution, it was a series...

<p>The first day of summer school rarely unfolds exactly as planned. One student walked into class carrying more than a late pass, she carried the fear that everyone had already formed an opinion about her. What...

The last day of school often brings excitement, but for one middle school student, a report card changed everything. What followed wasn't simply a conversation about grades, it became a series of steady responses from a...

<p>The last day of school often brings excitement, but for one middle school student, a report card changed everything. What followed wasn't simply a conversation about grades, it became a series of steady responses...