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October 2018: The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee
article of the week
January 14, 2019: “An Epidemic of Loneliness” TheWeek.com
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IT'S HERE...Kelly's newest book!
180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle (Heinemann 2018)
Felipe, one of Kelly's seniors, recites the famous advice scene in Hamlet to the class.
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My thoughts are with Los Angeles teachers today.
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I am taking 30 students to hear @kaysarahsera and @phil_kaye read their poetry this Friday night. My kid are super excited. Me, too.
Mass Shooting Unit: Day 12 - "What the teacher did" and "What the students did" on the final day of this 12-day unit