How are you social distancing? Behind the Book is reading. And we bet you are too. Now’s the time to share the wealth – of good books.

Drama! The word conjures excitement, emotion, enthusiasm, energy, and if you want all that on steroids, I recommend attending a drama workshop with a class of 3rd graders.

Last week, a mixed 6-7-8th grade ELA class from M.S. 296 in the South Bronx visited the Midtown Manhattan offices of KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms.

This is a story about extraordinary people; it begins with the confusion of one very ordinary person.

I went into college knowing that my education is the most important thing that I’ve been given in my life, even if I didn’t want to become a teacher myself.

One morning I spent an hour with a 4th grade class at P.S. 197 in Harlem. Going into schools as a volunteer for Behind the Book is always an experience and I never get tired of the controlled chaos of it all.

Um, what’s a simile again?

The day before my volunteer assignment with Behind the Book, I reviewed our task: We’d be helping fourth graders at P.S. 197 in East Harlem write some lines of poetry, using metaphors, repetition and, er, similes.