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Article: LONG-DISTANCE LEARNING: ``FLAT STANLEY'' IS ONE OF SEVERAL CREATIVE METHODS TEACHERS ARE USING TO CONNECT THEIR STUDENTS WITH FAR-OFF PEOPLE AND PLACES.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- April 11, 2002
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Byline: PATRICK EVANS-HYLTON Correspondent
Drew Barrymore. Glenn Close. Brian Griese. Steve ``The Crocodile Hunter'' Irwin. Flat Stanley.
Never heard of the last guy? He's only the most enduring celebrity in that esteemed group. And recently he's been photographed hanging out with those big Hollywood types and professional athletes. Now he has returned to Virginia Beach to tell students at Christopher Farms Elementary School of his adventures.
Flat Stanley has been instructing students for almost four decades about things like geography, social studies and writing. Decades before the Internet was conceived, Stanley was transporting students into ...