Paving the Way

"I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." ~Winston Churchill

I don't think Davis knew who Winston Churchill was, but he was the living embodiment of Churchill's words. With pouting lips and a permanent sneer, he strutted into my classroom and chose his own desk, ignoring my seating chart on the board. It was a bad sign that the other kids knew him and didn't seem happy that he was in the class. That first day, Davis pulled over an entire bookcase in my room...