First-grade teacher Jean De Longe had no time to waste when she arrived at Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet early Wednesday morning. Her mission: to re-create a classroom that was lost in the fire that ravaged so much of the Palisades.
De Longe, who taught at Palisades Charter Elementary for 11 years, was slightly frazzled as she tried to figure out how to haul a big new rug and boxes of school supplies from the sidewalk to her new classroom at the end of a long hallway. Other displaced teachers were whizzing by, arms laden with boxes of their own. Some looked distressed and teary, but most were insanely cheerful.
Honestly, is there a better person in the world than a primary school teacher?…