Kerwin’s eyes were filled with light when I told him that I too spoke Spanish.  Although he criticized my pronunciation of the word “no”, he delighted in asking me questions that were too embarrassing for him to ask me in English.  He asked me how old I was and seemed shocked by my answer that I was 17 years old.  I’m not sure if he thought I was older or younger, but at 8 years old he was quite a charmer.  Unfortunately, that charming attitude did not go over well with teachers and administrators who labeled him a problem student.