I Wasn’t a Bad Kid | 15 Years Later, I Found the Little Boy I Never Forgot

Fifteen years ago, Matty Dreyfuss was my first-grade student. (Well, sort of, cuz I was the assistant.) He was bright, curious, full of energy, and definitely not always the kid whose head was exactly where the rest of the class was. And I never forgot him. This year, completely out of the blue, I called him. This convo turned into a one I think every kid, teenager, parent, and teacher needs to hear. Matty talks about what it felt like growing up hearing that he had “so much potential,” getti...