Rita Guzy regails her time as a Kindergarten teacher in Newark, NJ. Amid race riots, “white flight” and institutional corruption, Rita’s classroom remained stable as a rock.

What does a five-year-old need to know? Should your first year in school be all fun and games, or a crash-course in the three R’s? These are questions that can help us tackle a larger one: what should education be for?

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