The district was in turmoil as a whole, and to have that come up . . . . We focused on the children, and the gains were recognized.

These children are foster-care children. It's not a juvenile detention center.

This is the first time that anyone has shown that the brain grows differently in extremely intelligent children.

things without defense: insects, kittens, small boys.

The moment that I realized my name was going to be said in the same sentence as children and sex, that's really intense. That's something I knew from that very moment, whatever happens past that point, something's out there in the air that is really bad.

No matter the era, it seems that children always want to grow up to be police officers - to wear the uniform, enforce the law, catch the criminal. There's a timeless appeal to this impulse. It reflects a young mind's growing understanding of right and wrong. It reflects a young heart's yearning to keep people safe and families whole.