Room N-9 holds stories of struggling kids, achieving kids, wacky teachers, surprising classroom moments, inspiring coaching messages, and once-in-a-lifetime lessons. Ultimately, the spirit of middle school ed-ucation and the love of a teacher for his students fills every page. In the public school, some days may not be Omaha Beach rough, but society's problems do not stay at home. They come to school too. Being a classroom teacher is a front-line...