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Chapter 1 – You’re One of Our Best
“I really need you in fourth grade, Anne. You’re one of our best.” The memory of her conversation with Principal Reed still set Anne’s heart pumping. John was not one to dole out compliments...
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Chapter 2 – Cross-curricular Papers?
“It’s not that they lack passion. I know they have it in them, I just have to figure out how to encourage them to show it,” Eric Ikeda said, adjusting his glasses and taking another sip of coffee....
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Chapter 3 – Language Barrier
It was a typical day in Michelle Foerster’s kindergarten class. Haley untied her shoes six times. Gabriel had a meltdown. Joey threw up. And still Manuel sat. The more Michelle thought about it, the...
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Chapter 4 – You’re Suspended
It was Tyler again, she knew it. Katherine DeMarco stepped outside her classroom, surveyed the crowd forming around another disturbance in the playground and knew immediately it had something to do...
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Chapter 5 – Whiteboards?
“So, what do you guys think about the interactive whiteboards they’re installing in a few more classrooms this week?” Scott asked, smiling brightly behind his turkey sandwich. Roger’s heart sank .This...
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Chapter 6 – Jasmine’s Face
“Do you need help, Jasmine?” The second grader’s big brown eyes flicked to Mr. Gonzalez’s face, then back to the blank paper on her desk. She shrugged. Alex glanced around the classroom at the other...
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Chapter 7 – Subbing
Bzzzzzzz. Bzzzzzzz. Elana rolled over with a groan. It was still dark outside. Why did she always have to wake up when it was still dark? She squinted at the clock: 5:30. Of course they were calling at...
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Chapter 8 – Cross-curricular Papers II
“I can’t believe you roped me into this,” Nate groaned, resting his head in his hands. Papers were scattered across the table, and Eric Ikeda, a fellow seventh grade teacher, was busy shuffling and...
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Chapter 9 – Testing the Standards
It was a beautiful, sunny day, unfortunately. The kind of day that begged to be enjoyed, in a take off your shoes and run in the grass sort of way. That was precisely why Anne forced her eyes away from...
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Chapter 10 – Graduation
The room was buzzing with excitement as Principal John Reed took his place next to the stage. Above him and to the left sat 58 chairs perched in tightly curved rows split into two sections right down...
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