This is a sample story from a collection of stories about the challenges and rewards of teaching, as well as classroom tragedies and successes, that take place in inner city public schools: Middle Schoolin': 50 Stories about the Challenges, Humor, and Rewards of Teaching.These fifty vignettes describe human-interest, middle school (sixth to eighth grade) events based on the work experience of two teachers in Los Angeles public schools. The stories paint a real picture of middle school life, hopi