Today's religion class is really a planning session for a prayer service her class will lead on the Stations of the Cross. Meg runs a lively brainstorming session on how to make the prayer service meaningful for the rest of the school. Meg, as animated as her students, takes it all down on the board. A native of Dublin, N.H., Meg was senior class president at Fairfield University and captain of the women's soccer team. Her own family was strong on support and love, two things sorely missing in the lives of many of her students.
School needs to be a place where kids have security and love.
With these two things, you can do anything. As if that weren't enough, I was a klutz. But little by little, with Mom and Dad's help, I pulled it together. I can help some of these kids do the same. Not a bad motto for any class of fifth graders.