"This I believe: If young people develop a love of reading,they will have better lives. That objective is not listed in our state curriculum standards. Our assessment of reading may begin with standardized test scores, but in the end we must measure a child's reading ability by the amount of laughter exhaled and tears shed as the written word is devoured. Laughter and tears may not be listed in the state curriculum of reading objectives,but they are a standard in Room 56. These kids read for life." - Rafe, Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.