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77-Year-Old Retired Teacher Living in His Car Gifted $27,000 by Former Students

March 24, 2021
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A retired substitute teacher from California was living in his car when a former student felt the need to help him out. The conscientious student not only organized his beloved elderly teacher’s 77th birthday party, replete with gifts and live music, but also presented him with a life-changing check for $27,000. Jose Villarruel resigned in…

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Music Teacher in National Guard Teaches Music Class From Humvee in Washington

February 6, 2021
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A National Guardsman, who also happens to be a music teacher, is taking multitasking to a whole new level. Not only is he protecting the nation’s capital during an uncertain time, he’s also been teaching virtual music classes between shifts. And he’s doing it from the back of a Humvee. Canterbury Woods Elementary School in…

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‘Teachers, Not Algorithms’ to Settle Grades As Exams Axed in England

January 6, 2021
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The education secretary has confirmed that there will be no GCSE, AS, or A-Level exams this summer in England and that grades will be awarded by teacher assessment. “This year we’re going to put our trust in teachers, rather than algorithms,” UK education secretary Gavin Williamson told the House of Commons on Jan. 6 in…

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Dedicated Teacher Works a Day Before He Dies, Daughter Pleads ‘Help Them Set Boundaries’

December 24, 2020
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Teachers change lives. However, after watching her father, a dedicated educator, grade papers from his hospital bed prior to his passing away, a grieving daughter has shared a plea to other families to help their loved ones of the same profession set boundaries. “This is my dad Alejandro Navarro, the day before he passed away,…

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