
Dragon Slayers Academy
When I taught 4th grade in Los Angeles, I had a student in my class named Dale. He was small for his age, he wasn’t good at sports, and he didn’t seem to have many friends, but I discovered that he had a sly sense of humor. Kids would come up to my desk and ask for help in math. Dale lined up at my desk, too, but instead of asking for help, he’d tell me knock knock jokes. I’d always crack up and ask him to tell everyone. In time, the other kids came to appreciate Dale and k