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Teachers Make A Difference

Posted on February 8th, 2007 by toofaani
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The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”
He reminded the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about [...]

The Magic Pebbles

Posted on February 8th, 2007 by toofaani
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“Why do we have to learn all of this dumb stuff?”
Of all the complaints and questions I have heard from my students during my years in the classroom, this was the one most frequently uttered. I would answer it by recounting the following legend.
One night a group of nomads were preparing to retire for the [...]