GREAT READS → BABY STEPS Issue 866 · June 23, 2021

Baby Steps: Part 9 of 10

I should probably let the shul know that I won’t be available to host in a few months... But then again...

Baby Steps: Part 9 of 10
I should probably let the shul know that I won’t be available to host in a few months… But then again…

 

May 2019

“Whoa! It really works, Mrs. Shere!” Rolando cried from one corner.

“Told you it would,” I replied with a smile.

Around my classroom, 20 students were diligently testing different recipes for homemade cleaning products. The sounds of mixing and scrubbing filled the space as they measured ingredients, poured them into containers, then tested them in comparison to store-bought cleaners.

“I can’t believe people spend so much money on this stuff when they can just make it,” he replied, then went back to scouring the dark countertop.

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