This book is a collection of stories, insight and practical advice from working with twelve children during the thirty-year teaching career of Donna Bryant Goertz. Donna is a skillful, observant practitioner who provides us with a glimpse of her classroom that characterizes what she considers the absence of "obnoxious", "different", "problem", or "difficult" children. She provides us with the perspective that it is possible to welcome and include every child into a classroom and treat them with respect, dignity and love. The book replaces old habits and paradigms with better tools that build community rather than compliance. It is a MUST read.