[Part 1_August]C8——Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte

Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte<br><br><br>We followed Mr. Tushman into a small room across from Mrs.<br>Garcia's desk. He was talking as he closed the door to his office and sat down behind his big desk, though I wasn't really paying much attention to what he was saying. I was looking around at all the things on his desk. Cool stuff, like a globe that floated in the air and a Rubik's-type cube made with little mirrors. I liked his office a lot. I liked that there were all these neat little drawings and paintings by students on the walls, framed like they were important.<br> Mom sat down in a chair in front of Mr. Tushman's desk, and even though there was another chair right next to hers, I decided to stand beside her.<br> "Why do you have your own room and Mrs. G doesn't?" I said.<br> "You mean, why do I have an office?" asked Mr. Tushman.<br> "You said she runs the place," I said.<br> "Oh! Well, I was kind of kidding. Mrs. G is my assistant."<br> "Mr. Tushman is th...