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A Nerd from the Get-Go

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Aisha Marie / Comments Off on A Nerd from the Get-Go

Books in Times of Change By Aisha Marie My love affair with books began a very long time ago. I was just a little girl in Rose Lake when I used to watch my sister, Sandi, and my
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The Professor and the Novice

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Connie Loveridge / Comments Off on The Professor and the Novice

An Influential Experience By Connie Loveridge He came into class that day in 1984 dressed in a brown corduroy sports coat, blue jeans, and cowboy boots that showed some wear. Almost the first thing he said to us
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One-Room Alumni

Posted on January 1, 2021 by James Roberts / Comments Off on One-Room Alumni

A Small Brotherhood Story and Photos by James Roberts The sign in the lodge’s restaurant at Lowman said, “COVID-19 Free Since 1937.” I wondered if that was because most of the wild animals on the walls were wearing
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A School and a Virus

Posted on October 1, 2020 by John Carlisle / Comments Off on A School and a Virus

Turning Impossible into “I’m Possible” By John Carlisle Photos courtesy of Wilder Elementary School At the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, a student came to Wilder Elementary who did not speak English. Having to learn a new
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Back to First Grade

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Diana Braskich / Comments Off on Back to First Grade

What’s It Like Now? By Diana Braskich Photos Courtesy of Ramsey Magnet School of Science My daughter, age seven, started first grade this fall. Technically, Lila was born in Spokane. I was born and raised in Coeur d’Alene,
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Falling in Love with History

Posted on June 1, 2019 by The Editors / Comments Off on Falling in Love with History

For Idaho Students, an Annual Ritual Four hundred and twenty-eight of Idaho’s most distinguished young scholars and historians gathered on April 6 at The College of Idaho in Caldwell for an exhibition and contest called National History Day
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Pi and I

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Les Tanner / Comments Off on Pi and I

One Slow Winter By Les Tanner A Boise television station’s evening newscast last March contained a short piece about the efforts of the Mathematics Club at The College of Idaho to set a record for possible entry into
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A New Breed of Teacher

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Mike Turnlund / Comments Off on A New Breed of Teacher

The Credential: Expertise By Mike Turnlund Photos Courtesy of Clark Fork Jr./Snr. High School The bright, well-lit gym of Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School is empty except for a handful of students grouped near a single teacher. The
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From Classroom to Chatroom

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Michelle Harmon / Comments Off on From Classroom to Chatroom

A Teacher’s Virtual Odyssey By Michelle Harmon Tenzin looked at me with the indifference of a shark passing by in the water. “Let’s read together,” I said. In one fluid movement, she glared at me from her seat
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No Janitor, No Lunch

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Khaliela Wright / Comments Off on No Janitor, No Lunch

But Loads of Attention in Idaho’s One-Room Schools Story and Photos by Khaliela Wright Christine Marshall, a new hire in my job as a field supervisor for the US Census Bureau, had moved with her family from Michigan
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