The sad thing is that the kids know it. They're not blind.

One boy said to me about a month ago, so perceptive, and so well spoken
"Miss... why is she so bitter?" I just said Jeffrey, she's a very unhappy person, and that's just the way it is. But for a 12yr old, who actually is from Puerto Rico, and not that well versed in english, he hit the nail right on the head with that one.

*One of her favorite stories is how when she was an assistant in a LIFE SKILLS class (downs syndrome and severely mentally disabled and all those kids), there was one student who was a very dark skinned black boy. She said the most fun was when she'd bring in powdered donuts and give them to him so he got his face all white.

Is that sick, or is that sick?!