The Locker with Raymond Donne by Tim O’Mara

“So,” I said to Alberto, “if I were to go through your book bag right now I wouldn’t find Amanda’s cell phone?” “Nope,” the sixth grader said, confidently sliding his bag over to me with his foot. “Why’m I gonna steal her bootleg phone for anyways?” He reached into...

A Day in the Life of Raymond Donne by Tim O'Mara

There’s an old joke about the two best parts of teaching being July and August. I don’t make that joke myself—I like the challenge of working with kids too much to find much humor in it—but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the much needed summer vacation. Until...