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WELCOME TO PC #14:
THE BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. - Frank Zappa
It seems that everyone has an opinion about what education is, isn't, and should be.

Maybe that's because everyone has spent some time in a classroom.

On a macro-level, the purpose of education as an institution is hotly debated every election cycle, as is the quality (or perceived lack thereof) of America's schools. On the micro-level, school is the prism through which children are projected into adulthood. We all have stories about school and opinions about education, and we've all been shaped by -- and in turn have the chance to shape -- our schooling in a real and abstract way.
Header art by T. Guzzio

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THOSE WHO CAN, TEACH

LEVELLAND SNOW REVEALS THE HIDDEN FIGURES IN AMERICAN EDUCATION, AND EXPLAINS HOW THEY'RE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER.

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BEYOND BELLS: TWO POEMS

YVONNE MORRIS OFFERS TWO POEMS ABOUT LEARNING BEYOND THE BOARDS AND BELLS OF SCHOOL.

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WORD PLAY

AUTHOR & TEACHER CARMEN BACA RECALLS HOW LANGUAGE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY BRING LEVITY TO LEARNING.

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DAMAGE CONTROL

IT'S KID GLOVES FOR ANGRY KIDS IN THIS POEM BY VINCE RAPPA.

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THANK GOD FOR DEMETRIUS

TOM CONWAY SHOWS THAT TEACHING DOESN'T ALWAYS REFLECT UPLIFTING HOLLYWOOD ENDINGS. BUT IT'S STILL WORTH IT.

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HAIKUS FOR TEACHERS

THREE HAIKUS BY TOM GUZZIO SEEK TO ELEVATE THE DAILY CHALLENGES OF TEACHING.

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MR. MELVIN'S CLOSET

TIMOTHY CLUTTER'S SHORT STORY (OR IS IT A TALL-TALE? A LEGEND? AN ALLEGORY?) CENTERS AROUND A LONG CAREER AND A MYSTERIOUS CLOSET.
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