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Dear General Shinseki- part II

Posted on April 28, 2013 by jyourist

OK. I should have expected this. The students wrote their letters to General Shinseki on Thursday (see Dear General Shinseki) and they were more focused and on task than I had seen them all year. They were earnest and thoughtful. … Continue reading →

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Dear General Shinseki

Posted on April 24, 2013 by jyourist

We have finished reading All Quiet on the Western Front and our last conversation in class about the book became a passionate discussion about how war seems to be such an absurd way of settling conflicts, especially in light of … Continue reading →

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