Repeated conversation number two.

“The school is only a 5 out of 10,” she said.

“You mean the students are only a 5 out of 10?”

“No,” she insisted.

“The teachers are only a 5 out of 10?”

“No. The school.”

“Who is the school?” I asked.

The “school” is the teachers and the children. Ratings come from the standardized test results of children who are taught by the teachers. They are the school.

To be continued …