A BACKPACK FULL OF TWEEN STUFF
BY JUSTIN VERWOERD, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT When I started my job at ACS Middle, I thought it was perfect: work starts at 8:00 am, meal breaks at 10:30 am and 12 noon, and the weekly schedule is generally unchanging. I was cruising. The perfect job for me. Well, anyone who works at a school, has children, or really, whoever has ever been a child knows that my perception of a school day had somehow been terribly skewed in the 9 or so years since my graduation. Seems Simple Enough As I end my second year as an educational assistant, I [...]
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To launch the Inside Out blog in 2015, we created this music video to introduce our brave writers. While some of the writers have changed since then, we still feel it celebrates the spirit of who we are and the types of stories we want to share with you. Enjoy!