maybe they saw a parent who was injured or has been emotional themselves. the parent needs to allow the child to talk about that. you know you saw you know you saw mommy cry earlier, how did you feel about that? so you let the maybe they saw their parent injured, that must have scared you when you saw mommy hit by that debris. absolutely. so you try to access their feelings, let them express them and just give them all the encouragement and reassurance, reassurance is very important. if you are in the neighborhood, again, there are many counselors available at the moore counseling center. finally, before i let you go i should point out you lost your home. how are you doing? i talked about compartmentalization earlier. speaking from experience. i was just meeting with the insurance adjuster this morning. and so we went through that process so i can relate to a lot of the survivors. who are coming to see you currently at the center. right. my own kids were safe. at ho
highest performing k-8 performing charter school in all of new york state. i knew if we changed the school culture and we brought in committed staff members that test scores would be aforegone conclusion. reporter: and those scores have not come from a hand-picked group of students. 22. don t cry. you ll make mommy cry. reporter: last year s documentary film waiting for superman showed the anguish of the charter school lottery system with parents and children hoping for their number to come up. i won t give up on my kids. reporter: in april, more than 1600 families in district 11 of the bronx entered a lottery for just 28 seats in this year s kindergarten class at bcse. those lucky students were promptly greeted by principal reid s tough love. you can come in and tell us lights have been cut off and
you made the wrong read. and the coach also reserves the right to sit him on the bench for a while. absolutely. absolutely. and i think that s part of it, as well. if we re not doing our job, then by the same token, you ve got to get somebody in who can. the teacher accountability has led to staggering results at the charter school. in data for the last school year, bcse was ranked the highest performing k-8 charter school in all of new york state. i knew that if we changed the school culture and we brought in community staff members that test scores would form that conclusion. and they have not come from a hand-picked group of students. 22. don t cry. you ll make mommy cry, okay? last year s documentary film waiting for superman showed