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Donate Now It’s true. My students are little geniuses. Yesterday was infinitely better than Monday. Of course it was. How could things get worse, right? I was so impressed with my students. More so than I have been all summer, and that’s a big deal. Yesterday we published our personal narratives. Yep. Even though Ms.…
read more »Donate Now Everyone has bad days here at Institute. You don’t sleep the night before, they’re all out of ice packs for your lunch box by the time you get down there, your kids organize a malicious mutiny, and you get tracked for dozing off in your CS session. Well kids, I think I have…
read more »Every night, Alaina and I walk through the Moody Commons to watch the “crazies.” These so-called “crazies” are the ones who are working relentlessly on their lesson plans, collaborating, and studying. It doesn’t sound so bad, but it’s like watching a feeding frenzy. Every face is panic-stricken. There will undoubtedly be tears. And for some…
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