Some days, in the midst of psychotic family drama and kids thinking it's a good idea to lift one another on to the roof to get a football down, there is a student who gives you hope. Today an 8th grade girl came in and said that after studying Romeo and Juliet in school last week, she and her friend watched the movie 8 times over the weekend. I was so happy to hear that because the week before, when I mentioned how interesting it is to think of Shakespeare in modern times, she said she had started to watch the movie, but hadn't understood it. Hooray for kids who learn things.