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May 2022
59m 5s

Teacher Appreciation Week

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We meet some exceptional (and not so exceptional) educators. Hear what motivates them—and keeps them from strangling students.  Educators share their breaking points, including students finding their HOME ADDRESS. Another teacher is busted for a sexual relationship with another faculty member. Teachers reveal some scams around the occupation not easily seen by the naked eye. A former teacher Devon Frazier explains the personal tragedy that pushed her out of the classroom and looking for another way to help children with her non-profit 'I See Me Inc.' @Rod4short has a theory about the rampant sexual misconduct in the classroom and barks about a police dog attacking a handler for hurling a young man to the ground during Spring Break.      

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