More Harm Than Good
When a well-meaning decision goes wrong, the effects can last almost a lifetime.
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It’s a winter morning in 1972, and I’m sitting in the back of my 5th grade classroom. My teacher, Mrs. Whitehill, calls my name when Miss Cass, the school principal, enters the room and whispers something in her ear while looking directly at me.
Why does she want me? Am I in trouble? I don’t get in trouble. My body stiffens, my heart starts to pound, and…
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