Inside Precious Lamb Preschool, eight three- to five-year-olds sit in miniature blue chairs around a white table, eating cereal. Their gaze drifts often to a four- year-old who sits apart, alone, against a wall. He wears a turquoise polo and matching plaid shorts; he is solemn and silent. Keely Smith, one of three teachers in the classroom, urges the boy to use words to express his feelings, but he remains still, unyielding.
The children at Precious Lamb arrive every weekday morning after spending the night in shelters or in substance abuse centers where a parent is in treatment. Until now, they have been shuttled among relatives, friends, and neighbors, or slept in hotel rooms and cars.
[For more of this story, written by Marisa Agha, go to http://www.psmag.com/books-and...the-kids-in-the-yard]
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