Published: November 1, 2000

Letters

Whine Connoisseurs

Perhaps it wasn't your intention, but the teachers you profiled in "Punching Out" [August/ September] came across as serious crybabies. But what bothered me most was what you left out of the story.

You tell us that Edison Elementary was San Francisco's worst school but nothing else, such as whether Edison parents objected to the longer school day. As I read, I kept saying, Please tell me more about why it is so important for the worst kids to require more schooling. Perhaps in this context, I would have felt better about...