This video was made by an educator who used to teach first grade at PS 321. It was sent to me by educator Renee Dinnerstein, who writes: “Kathy Collins was a much-loved first grade teacher. Now she’s an educational consultant. She’s written some pretty important professional books about teaching reading.

“Now that people are getting their kids ready for school and teacher-bashing is at an all-time high, I think that this might be something you might want to post on your blog.”