Diane Linder Berman has been teaching mathematics to children for twenty-five years. She has also been an adjunct instructor for the City University of New York (CUNY) for fourteen years, including teaching mathematics education at Queens College and inclusive education at Hunter College.

David J. Connor, Ed.D., is a professor and chairperson of the Special Education Department at Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY). He is the author or co-author of six books and numerous articles. His research interests include learning disabilities, inclusive education, and qualitative methods. Connor is also the illustrator of this book.

Jan W. Valle: Foreword - Introduction - Prelude: Summer 1972 - Leaving a Restrictive Environment Behind - Climate - A Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE): How Appropriate is Misery? - First Impressions: Instantaneous Behavior Shaping - Behavior: Addressing Impulsivity - Creating Classroom Community: Embracing Difference - Friendship: Reversing the Status Quo - Communication: Balancing High Expectations with Acceptance - Setting Goals: Letting the Child be the Guide - Extraordinary Extra Curriculars - The Informal Bending of Boundaries - Grade 5 in the Penthouse - Teaching in My City - Brothers - Graduating Boulder - Ongoing Questions: Dialogue - Epilogue - Index.