A few years ago, I had a fifth grader join my class mid-year. Let’s call her Maya. Her family had just moved from another state, and she walked in on a Tuesday morning in February, which is possibly the worst time to join a new class. Friendships were already set. Lunch tables were already claimed. She sat at her desk that first week and barely spoke to anyone. Her mom emailed me by Friday. She was worried Maya was depressed. She had stopped eating breakfast. She said her sto