TeacherPlanet Newsletter   November 19, 2007  
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Quote of the Week: Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin. ~Grace Hansen

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- Crazy Cartoon: This Seating Plan is Wrong! [See Cartoon]
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