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I teach Hebrew and every time I tell someone I teach Hebrew they always say, “oh, you work at a Jewish school?” No, I work at a public school. “Oh,” they say, “they teach Hebrew at public school?” I...
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When she answered she sounded so sweet. Mayan had a real sweet voice – the voice of a girl who loved art but didn’t have the confidence to be an artist and was just happy enough to sit out in a field...
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As I sit across from her over a plate of chocolate chip cookies and a cup of dark coffee in the newly renovated faculty cafeteria, I think to myself: “I have so much respect for her.” Truth be told, I...
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Every year I lie to the parents of my students. It happens like clockwork each fall in the middle of September during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Every year I meet with about 20 sets of Chicago-area...
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