Prologue

Comedian Gary Gulman on a choice his dad made for him when he was seven years old.

A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.

Lilly Sullivan tells the story of an elementary school “movie day” that went horribly wrong for many of the kids. (20 minutes)

Producer Chana Joffe-Walt talks to researcher Mary Koss about how she came to see a thing that others couldn’t, and about what she did with that knowledge. (15 minutes)

Producer Chana Joffe-Walt tells the story of a woman who took it upon herself to do something in an effort to help, and was not well received. (8 minutes)

When school closed and threw routines into disarray, one mom and daughter figured out a new way to make it work.