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Posted inClassroom Management, Elementary School, From the Front Lines

The New, Old Classroom

by Lori H RiceAugust 10, 2015November 1, 2016

Going into my 20th year of teaching I am just as excited as I was that first year.  I remember spending that first summer in 1996 organizing my classroom, making curtains, and buying supplies.  This summer, I am doing much of the same thing; but with a new twist.  I have 20 years of experience now to guide […]

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