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Becoming a Learner Again

To be a better teacher, sometimes you have to become a student again

By JAMES M. LANG

A few years ago I hit upon a brilliant way to capitalize on all of the time I spent listening to my children make strange and amusing remarks about the world: I would become a children's book author, and translate my wacky family life into published gold.

So...

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