In regards to "The Lesson," explain what Ms. Moore means by saying "where we are is who we are."

In my opinion, what Ms. Moore means is that people's lives
and personalities are totally shaped by the circumstances and surroundings in which they
live.

We can see that in how the kids behave in this
story.  Because they are all relatively poor, their outlooks on life are very different
than those of the people who can actually shop at FAO Schwartz.  The kids only know
poverty.

This is something that Ms. Moore is trying to
fight against.  She wants the kids to see that where they are should not be permanent
and that they should fight what she sees as injustice.