Miss Judy and Emily
JUDY DUNLAP had not been a kindergarten teacher
long enough to become jaded and calloused to the
ideals that brought her to the profession. She was
twenty-four years old, had one year of experience
behind her, and had nearly finished her masters
degree in education.
She looked at the drawing young Jaime had done of
her and traced the word NICE. She could not help
but think the child had understood every word in the
conversation between her and his father. And
printing a word at just five years old, with no formal
schooling, was advanced. If it werent for his
muteness and lack of socialization he could probably
have moved directly to first grade.