 What about having third graders repeat the year if they don't reach reading goals? The stakes have never been higher for us to get it right, and I welcome that challenge. Taylor graduated from MCPS. He still remembers how his own teacher, Gail Glazer, at what is now Westland Middle School, made a huge impact. She created a learning environment where I could be successful, and it felt very personalized and very focused on me, but she did this for all children.