No More Gold Stars

It all started in the first grade — I was one of the only kids in my class (my family was living in Puerto Rico at the time.   Whether it was taking care of younger siblings, cleaning up my room, being the best friend one could have, earning high honors, taking my babysitting jobs as seriously as the parents themselves, I never wanted to disappoint. Fast forward to third grade — we had just returned from Puerto Rico and were now living in Rhode Island and for the first time in my life, I witnessed snow falling.   Things were great in the Fifth Avenue Elementary School in Narragansett, where one of my favorite all-time teachers, Mrs.   I can’t tell you how many gold stars I earned in her class alone. My teacher was petite, loud and always full of praise. ) to understand how to...

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