Status Updates From Class Dismissed

"She smiles, and i'm reminded how pretty her smile is, and I wonder if a big oaf like me and a big brain like Maggie could ever be friends. Stranger things have happened, I guess."

"I've learned that being a great leader means trusting others. People can surprise you when you let them do stuff...those are lessons that are far more important to learn than math."

"I think about how I've always felt like a quiet, dull plant. But maybe it's better to be a blooming, colorful flower, even at the risk of getting plucked. Maybe that's sort of the point of being a flower."

"I've shared a lot with the class, even though I didn't think I did."

"I guess too much freedom stops being fun after a while. Everyone needs some rules, every now and then."

"Mom is going to go crazy when she finds out. But I'll get through it. Besides, I have friends in class now. You can get through anything if you have friends."

"We all nod our heads as if we have some idea what's he's talking about, although we don't."

"Feeling alone doesn't have anything to do with being alone. you can feel alone anywhere, even in a classroom with twenty other kids. I suppose I've always felt la little like Soda, but I don't feel that way now."

"A few rays of sunlight are peeking through the gray clouds. I can't remember the last time anything looked so bright."

"Nothing can go wrong when cupcakes are involved."

"I don't want to make trouble. After all, I'm a colorless plant: unnoticed and unplucked."

"I may be doomed, but I won't show my defeat. That's what leaders do."