As I write, all around me are the sounds and sights of a well-functioning school.  Uncrowded classrooms with 10-20 students are learning, laughing, singing, reading, writing, and fully engaged.  They are working in small groups, writing stories to share with their parents who come tomorrow to see their work.  Teachers are standing at the front of classrooms, leaning over students’ shoulders, encouraging young learners, smiling and laughing alongside their young students.   A few classes are working outside, playing games or reading story books under shade trees.