Recovery, Chapters 1-4, (pg 197-228) Summary and Analysis

After Clarence's departure, Chris hopes that she will be able to concentrate on the rest of the children in her class. As spring begins, Al lets the teachers know that Kelly School must do better. The test scores of a national standardized test were not kind to Kelly students. Thirty percent of Kelly School's sixth grade students had failed the test. This made Chris upset. What had she done wrong with her students from the previous year?

Chris feels as though she is going to miss Clarence very much. Although they constantly fought, Chris was very invested in seeing Clarence change. She thinks that the children will miss Clarence more than they know. Contrary to this belief, the kids are happy to see Clarence go. They understand that Chris did not send him...