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A Day in the Life of.
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National Forum
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September 22, 2001
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Lucretia Tippit
The day starts gently. It is my favorite class. By a fluke of scheduling and funding I have a class of four students who have committed themselves to the Advanced Placement course in Spanish literature. We are reading a story by Jorge Borges, the Argentine master of the short story. Even in this tiny group I have a cross-section of abilities and interests. Two students, a girl and a boy, have been in my Spanish classes for several years. I know them thoroughly -- how they think, how they write, what will interest them, and how they will approach the assignment. Yet they still surprise me with their individual reactions to this piece of literature. Another ...
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