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What Can I Say? Something in Spanish, I Suppose…

For someone who knows zero Spanish (that would be me) where do I begin? How do I introduce this in a way that is applicable and real? The last Spanish I learned was on Sesame Street when Gordon and Maria burned the meaning of "agua" into my adolescent brain. Most people would agree, especially teachers,… Continue reading What Can I Say? Something in Spanish, I Suppose…

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In the Beginning, Kate Lost a Job.

Ok, it wasn't quite that - but, it was close. This friend, we will call her Kate, applied to be a teacher where she had interned several years ago. She knew the job. She knew the staff. She knew the principal. And yet. Kate's competition was a person who was straight out of college and… Continue reading In the Beginning, Kate Lost a Job.