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We’re Free

Posted on July 25, 2019 by hdh

We’re Free The year was 1961.  I was in 5th grade at P.S. 81 in the Bronx. Those were the days where students were tracked based on academic achievement. So the -1 classes were the top students, down to the … Continue reading →

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Uh Oh!

Posted on October 13, 2018 by hdh

Uh Oh! I was in fourth grade. At the time there was no such thing as ADHD or another malady that might or might not have impacted your attention span…SQUIRREL!… Sorry, now where was I, oh yes, fourth grade. I … Continue reading →

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The Keeper of the Lists

Posted on July 8, 2013 by hdh

I had started keeping the names and classes students were in back in the late 1990’s when I was the teacher of the gifted and talented in our district. I found it useful when doing record keeping for testing in … Continue reading →

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