Ms. Ferguson held the test papers in her hand and said "Boy, I ga cut ya hip! You better get these grades up! You think I is play! All this money on school fee!" Her son Raju ignored her because Ms. Ferguson was having Ms. Valencia move Rajus' desk to a new spot in the class, right next to her desk. Raju then became upset because he was being moved away from his classmates and would feel left out of the group by sitting away from them. Raju then walked out of the classroom and went to sit in the car. When he arrived to the car he got so frustrated that Raju started to cry and think about how he wouldn't be able to play around with his friends or pass messages to them during class.

The next day as Raju got ready for school, he was very nervous. All he could think about is what his friends would say because he was sitting next to the teacher and how Ms. Valencia would be staring at him during her lessons and calling him first to answer questions. As they arrived to the school Ms. Ferguson explained to Raju that he would be sitting next to the teacher because he doesn't focus on his work during class. He hopped out the car and walked to class. Raju placed his bag on his hook and grabbed his book and slowly walked to his desk. "Raju!" Miss Valencia called, Raju's heart was beating quick. "Grab the math books from the shelf and give them out to the class". Raju gulped with fear as Ms. Valencia stood in front of the class with her hands on her hips and watching him closely. Scared by what she may say Raju tried not to look at her. "Attention class, Raju is my PERSONAL ASSISTANT also known as my P.A. from now on and will sit next to me!" He was shocked, she made it seem like a reward, and not a punishment.

It was better than he could have imagined. He was her assistant. By sitting next to her he could hear her better; none of his friends would speak to him and distract him. He wrote down all his homework, he remembered his assignments, he got questions right! His grades went from C to A. He was so happy, his friends couldn't believe how he was getting everything right. He looked forward to going to school.

After three weeks, when Ms. Ferguson came to see Ms Valencia to see how it was going, Raju was proud to hear the report given. Ms. Ferguson held the test papers in her hands and was proud at how well her son had done. She hugged him and said 'I knew you could do it, if you focused'.

Raju said he realized that being a student wasn't all about how much fun he could have, it's about being focused and concentrating on the school work! It was agreed that Raju’s desk would be returned to its usual spot in the class and that he would have to keep his grades up. He was now aware of what he did before, and knows what to do now so he wouldn't have any problems.

Raju continued doing a great job, he respected the wishes of his mother and teacher and he became an example of a great leader to his friends by becoming an A+ student. He is a better student than ever before.