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In reply to the discussion: IF ONLY WE WERE ASHAMED [View all]Hoppy
(3,595 posts)17. I taught and retired from The Jersey City, NJ. Public school system.
Any supplies or equipment I could think of, I could ask for it and it would be in my classroom. The shame of it was that the kids' home lives weren't always sufficient... Homelessness, alcoholic parents and so forth.
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We're turning our backs on our future when we turn our backs on our children's education.
herding cats
May 2015
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I absolutely agree. This is why is so very necessary to not only stop the drain of the 99%'s
rhett o rick
May 2015
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I don't like stories like this because they support the 1%'s meme that...
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
May 2015
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